Basic Sour Cream White Cake

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350.

2. 2

   Generously grease and flour a 13 x 9 inch baking pan.

3. 3

   Place cake mix, sour cream, oil, eggs, and vanilla in mixing bowl.

4. 4

   Blend with mixer on low speed for 1 minute.

5. 5

   Stop machine, scrape down sides of bowl.

6. 6

   Increase mixer speed to medium and beat 2 minutes more.

7. 7

   Scrape down sides again if needed. The batter should look well combined and thickened.

8. 8

   Pour the batter into the prepared pan.

9. 9

   Place pan in oven.

10. 10

    Bake the cake until it is light brown and springs back when lightly pressed with your finger, 35-40 minutes.

11. 11

    Remove pan from oven and place on wire rack to cool for 20 minutes.

12. 12

    Run a dinner knife around edge of cake and invert it onto wire rack.

13. 13

    Allow cake to cool completely, 30 minutes.

14. 14

    Frost as desired.

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