A childhood classic! Mini Yellow Sheet Cake with Chocolate Buttercream. A moist and delicious buttery-vanilla crumb, paired with a velvety buttercream.
Course Cake
Cuisine American
Keyword Brown Butter, Chocolate, Vanilla, Yellow Cake
Prep Time 10minutes
Cook Time 30minutes
Servings 4
Author Leona G.
Equipment
8x8 brownie pan
Parchment Paper
Mixing Bowls
Stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment
Spatulas
Ingredients
Cake
1 C + 2 tbspFlourSpooned and leveled
1tsbpcorn starch
1tspbaking powder
¼tspbaking soda
1tspsalt
1stick softened butterunsalted
1cupsugar
1½tspvanilla extract
2large eggs
1egg yolk
⅔cupbuttermilk
Buttercream
1sticksoftened butter unsalted
2cupspowdered sugarsifted
½cupcocoa powdersifted
1tspvanilla extract
½tspsalt
3-4tbspheavy cream
Instructions
Yellow Cake
In a large bowl, combine your flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda & salt. Whisk to combine and set aside.
Preheat the oven to 350°In a stand mixer, fitted with a paddle attachment, add the softened butter and sugar. Mix on low-medium for 3-5 minutes until smooth and creamy. Add in the vanilla and the eggs + yolk 1 at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition. Next, add in the buttermilk and flour mixture alternately. Scrape the sides of the bowl down to ensure no dry pockets of flour remain. Be careful not to over-mix. Pour the batter into your pan lined with parchment paper. Bake for 28-30 minutes. Or until the center is set. Allow to cool completely and frost with your chocolate frosting. Top with sprinkles or dried rose petals (optional).
Chocolate Frosting
In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, add your softened butter and give it a good mix until creamy. With the mixer on low-medium, add in the powdered sugar 1 cup at a time ending with the cocoa powder. Next, the vanilla and salt. Add in the cream 1 tbs at a time until the frosting is creamy, light and fluffy. Mix for another 2 minutes. Set aside until you're ready to frost your cake.