Yesterday was my first attempt at making a yellow cake that didn’t come from a box.  I got the recipe from the blog “Eat, Live, Run” ( http://www.eatliverun.com/).  This girl has some amazing looking recipes.  I think I left a little saliva on my keyboard after checking them out!

She had a recipe called “All Occasion Yellow Cake.”  Here’s a link to the recipe: http://www.eatliverun.com/all-occasion-yellow-cake/

Now let me just say, I think I’ve made some pretty good cookies in my day.  I’ve made some awesome brownies.  But cake and cupcakes never seem to turn out quite right (even the ones from a box!).  This recipe seemed fairly straightforward, so I decided to cross my fingers and test my luck.  I mean, how hard could it be?  Turns out, a little more complicated than I realized…

So first I combined my flour, baking powder, and salt in one bowl and put it to the side.  Then I creamed my butter and sugar together, using my fabulous KitchenAid mixer.  My mom [...]