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Vanilla Cake

Moist and fluffy vanilla cake
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 511 kcal

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.

Nutrition

Calories: 511kcalCarbohydrates: 77gProtein: 5gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 93mgSodium: 287mgPotassium: 104mgFiber: 1gSugar: 35gVitamin A: 670IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 116mgIron: 2mg
Keyword BEST CAKE, BIRTHDAY CAKE, COFFE CAKE, FLUFFY CAKE, MOIST CAKE, VANILLA CAKE
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