High-Altitude Yellow Cake Recipe
A very simple yellow loaf cake designed especially for high altitude. Moist, flavorful and easy to make, you can try it with the kids. I’ve included regular, 5000 ft. and 7000 ft. versions
For 5000 feet altitude:
High Altitude Yellow Loaf Cake
This is a very old recipe for a simple, yellow loaf cake, adjusted for 5000 ft (1500 meters).
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 9 servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups Cake Flour
- 1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
- 3/4 tsp Salt
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1/2 cup Butter or Lard
- 3/4 cup Milk
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 5 lg Egg Yolks
Instructions
- Grease and flour a loaf pan. Preheat oven to 350F.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
- In a mixing bowl beat butter just until softened. Add dry ingredients, egg yolks and 1/2 cup of the milk and mix just until moistened. Then beat on medium for 2 minutes.
- Add remaining milk and beat on medium for 1 more minute.
- Pour batter into pan and tap on counter to smooth it out. Bake at 350F for 1 hour or until toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
- Let cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then turn out and cool completely on a rack.
- Frost the top with your choice of icing - I often use a lemon butter cream.
For 3000 feet altitude:
Yellow Loaf Cake
This is a very old recipe for a simple, yellow loaf cake, adjusted for 3000 ft (900 meters).
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 9 servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups Cake Flour
- 1 3/4 tsp Baking Powder
- 3/4 tsp Salt
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1/2 cup Butter or Lard
- 2/3 cup Milk
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 5 lg Egg Yolks
Instructions
- Grease and flour a loaf pan. Preheat oven to 350F.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
- In a mixing bowl beat butter just until softened. Add dry ingredients, egg yolks and 1/2 cup of the milk and mix just until moistened. Then beat on medium for 2 minutes.
- Add remaining milk and beat on medium for 1 more minute.
- Pour batter into pan and tap on counter to smooth it out. Bake at 350F for 1 hour or until toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
- Let cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then turn out and cool completely on a rack.
- Frost the top with your choice of icing - I often use a lemon butter cream.
For 7000 feet altitude:
High Altitude Yellow Cake Recipe
This is a very old recipe for a simple, yellow loaf cake, adjusted for 7000 ft (2150 meters).
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 9 servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups Cake Flour
- 1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
- 3/4 tsp Salt
- 1 cup -LESS 2 tbsp Sugar
- 1/2 cup Butter or Lard
- 3/4 cup Milk
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 5 lg Egg Yolks
Instructions
- Grease and flour a loaf pan. Preheat oven to 350F.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
- In a mixing bowl beat butter just until softened. Add dry ingredients, egg yolks and 1/2 cup of the milk and mix just until moistened. Then beat on medium for 2 minutes.
- Add remaining milk and beat on medium for 1 more minute.
- Pour batter into pan and tap on counter to smooth it out. Bake at 350F for 1 hour or until toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
- Let cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then turn out and cool completely on a rack.
- Frost the top with your choice of icing - I often use a lemon butter cream.
