I have a special place in my heart for yellow cake. I guess I have a special place for *all* cakes, but yellow is my favorite. It’s my preferred birthday cake. Having come to these conclusions years ago, I was a bit miffed with myself when I realized the only yellow cake I’ve ever had was from a box (shout out to Duncan Hines!) and maybe it was time to make one from scratch. I surfed the net (as you do) and settled on the Basic Yellow Cake recipe from Foxy Folksy. This is one dense cake! It was also