A delicious vanilla cake is all you need to serve at a birthday party, wedding, anniversary, or any other fun occasion.
This vanilla cake recipe is very easy to put together and prepare. It is a perfectly moist and fluffy cake. The other good point about a good basic cake is that we can adapt the recipe to all different kinds of recipes.
Cakes come in all different kinds, shapes, and flavors. However, vanilla cake is the queen of all cakes. Vanilla cake can be the base of a lot of different cake varieties. A good vanilla cake should be moist, and fluffy with a light texture. To obtain the best vanilla flavor, it is the best to use the actual vanilla beans or a good quality pure vanilla extract.
This cake is frosted with American buttercream. However, Swiss Meringue Buttercream will be a perfect frosting to pair with this delicious vanilla cake.
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Disclaimer: I highly recommend using the measurements in grams & ml (instead of cups & spoons) for more accuracy and better results.
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📖 Recipe
Vanilla Cake
Ingredients
FOR THE CAKE
- 2½ cups All-purpose flour, Spooned and leveled
- 3 teaspoon Baking powder
- 1 tablespoon Corn starch
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 2 Cups Sugar
- ½ cup Oil
- ½ cup Sour cream, Room temperature
- 3 Eggs, Room temperature
- 1½ tablespoon Vanilla extract
- 1 cup Milk, Room temperature
- ¼ cup Buttermilk, Room temperature
FOR THE VANILLA FROSTING
- 1 cup Unsalted butter, Room temperature
- 2 cups Powdered sugar, Sifted
- 1 teaspoon Meringue powder
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- 1 tablespoon Vanilla extract
- 2-3 tablespoon Heavy cream, Cold
Instructions
VANILLA CAKE
- Preheat the oven to 350°F, grease 2X8 or 3X6 inch pans, and dust with flour set aside.
- Sift all the dry ingredients, excluding the sugar, and set aside.2½ cups All-purpose flour, 1 tablespoon Corn starch, ½ teaspoon Salt, 3 teaspoon Baking powder
- Mix milk and the buttermilk, and set aside.1 cup Milk, ¼ cup Buttermilk
- With the stand mixer set on whisk attachment, whisk together the oil, eggs, vanilla extract, and the sugar until well combined. About 2-3 minutes.2 Cups Sugar, ½ cup Oil, 1½ tablespoon Vanilla extract, 3 Eggs
- Add in the sour cream and mix.½ cup Sour cream
- Using a spatula, add ⅓ of the dry ingredients alternating with the milk mixture. repeat this three times. Start and finish with the dry ingredients.
- Put the bowl back on the stand mixer and whisk the batter for only 15 seconds. DO NOT OVERMIX.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pans and bake for 25-28 minutes or until the insert comes out clean.
- Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack. let cool completely before frosting.
How To Make The Frosting
- In a bowl of the stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter until light and fluffy.1 cup Unsalted butter
- Sift the powdered sugar, meringue powder, and salt. Then, add this mixture to the butter, ¼ cup at a time.2 cups Powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon Meringue powder, ¼ teaspoon Salt
- Add 1 tablespoon of the heavy cream, and the vanilla extract and beat for good two minutes.1 tablespoon Vanilla extract, 2-3 tablespoon Heavy cream
- If the mixture becomes too runny, add more powdered sugar, one tablespoon at a time. If it is too dry, add more heavy cream.
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