Vanilla Cake Recipe
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4.9
Vanilla Cake Recipe
Description
Vanilla Cake Recipe combines basic baking ingredients to produce a soft and fluffy cake ideal for celebrations or dessert. The batter is made by creaming butter and sugar until fluffy, then adding eggs and vanilla before folding in a mixture of flour, baking powder, and salt alternated with buttermilk. Baking in greased and floured pans at 350˚F yields a golden crust with a tender crumb. After baking and brief resting, the cake can be layered and frosted for serving.
The cake’s flavor depends on the quality of the vanilla extract and even mixing without overbeating flour. The interplay of butter’s richness and buttermilk’s acid lends balance and moisture.
The method encourages even rising with baking powder and careful mixing, while the two-pan format supports easy layering. This cake works well with buttercream or other frostings for finishing touches.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt fine
- 1 cup butter softened, unsalted
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 egg room temperature, large
- 4 tsp vanilla extract pure
- 1 cup buttermilk or plain kefir, room temperature
- 1 Buttercream Frosting Recipe
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350˚F. Butter and flour two 9" cake pans, tapping out excess flour.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Set flour mixture aside.
- In a large mixing bowl using an electric hand mixer (or stand mixer), beat butter and sugar on medium-high speed for 5 minutes until thick and fluffy, scraping down the bowl as needed.
- Add 4 eggs, one at a time, beating well with each addition then scrape down the bowl. Add 4 tsp vanilla extract and beat to combine.
- Reduce mixer to medium speed and add the flour mixture in thirds alternating with the 1 cup of room temperature buttermilk, allowing the flour and buttermilk to incorporate with each addition. Scrape down the bowl as needed and beat until just combined and smooth.
- Divide batter evenly between 2 prepared cake pans and spread out the batter into the pans smoothing out the tops with a spatula. Bake on the center rack at 350˚F for 28-30 minutes. Rest in pans for 10 minutes then run a knife or thin spatula around the edges to loosen and turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely before applying Vanilla Frosting.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 14slices of cake
Amount Per Serving
Calories 313 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 313kcal | 16% |
| Carbs | 40g | |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Cholesterol | 84mg | 28% |
| Sodium | 122mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 155mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 22g | 44% |
| Vitamin A | 501IU | 10% |
| Calcium | 71mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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4.9
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