Basic Sour Cream White Cake

Directions

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.