For some reason, there are no reviews on the recipe page, nor is there any way to leave a review, although this is not the case on the mobile version of this recipe. If I had been able to leave a review I would have given this recipe no stars. I am an experienced baker and have probably made hundreds of cakes, and I cannot figure out why this cake was given Recipe of the Year status. I weighed all ingredients, made sure that the eggs were beaten till pale and "ribboned" off the whisk of my KitchenAid mixer. I was extremely careful not to overbeat the final mixture. I baked for the requisite time, and tested two ways for doneness (both clean toothpick and 205 degrees on my Thermapen thermometer). When I ran a very thin knife around the edge of the layers upon taking them out of the oven, I encountered what I can only call stickiness, and I was fearful that the cakes would not release from the pans after the 15 min. wait. They did, but only because of the greased parchment on the bottom. As they sat on the racks, I watched the sides literally fall apart in chunks. I figured that as the layers were still somewhat warm that I would be able to stick the chunks back onto the sides, but no such luck. The pieces would not adhere, thereby rendering the cake unfrostable. I threw it out, as I had no place to store it until it could be used for a trifle or some other dessert. Plan B: Baked a tried and true recipe which unfortunately does not appear on the website any longer. "Moist Yellow Cake" to the rescue! (I made a paper copy years ago.) Frosted it, decorated it and served it for my son's 46th birthday.
I almost never have difficulty with any of your recipes, nor do I usually leave scathing reviews, but honestly, this cake, in my opinion, is not worth the time nor the expensive ingredients (my Mexican vanilla!!).

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