What distinguishes yellow cake is the use of butter and whole eggs (both yolk and white). Since the batter doesn't use oil, ...

This was a truly nostalgic yellow cake and the batter was noticeably more yellow than the others, due food coloring. It's basic but dependable, if not a tad artificial-smelling while baking up.

Let cool in cake pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove cakes from pans, and let cool completely on a wire rack, about 2 hours. Carefully trim cake layers flat, if needed, using a sharp ...

“It’s not a debate!” Quilez shouts before they both share some very colorful language. “So we’re having a debate at my home about yellow cake and chocolate icing,” Gia continues.

For yellow cake, egg yolks also add a deep yellow color. Eggs contribute to the volume of a cake, too. So an egg-free cake needs more of all of the other ingredients to make the same amount of sponge.