Vanilla Birthday Cake ($5!)

Vanilla birthday cake made easy and affordable! This $5 recipe is moist, tasty, and topped with fluffy frosting—perfect for any celebration.

👥 10 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 15m⏳ Prep: 45 min🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 Gemma Stafford📖 biggerbolderbaking

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🥘 Ingredients

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To Make the Birthday Cake

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Butter two 8-inch (20 cm) round cake pans, line with parchment paper.

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, cornstarch, baking powder and salt.

baking powder1 tablespoon(8 fl oz/240 ml) whole milk, at room temperature1 cup

In a separate large bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla extract together.

large eggs (, at room temperature)2(8 fl oz/240 ml) whole milk, at room temperature1 cupvanilla extract1 teaspoon

Mix the wet ingredients into the dry in two or three additions, and stop mixing once the batter is smooth.

Lastly, fold in sprinkles and divide evenly between the prepared pans.

Bake for about ⏱️ 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of each cake comes out clean.

Allow the cakes to cool for ⏱️ 10 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack. Cool completely before frosting.

To Make the 7-Minute Frosting

Follow detailed instructions of 7-Minute Frosting Recipe.

To Assemble the Birthday Cake

Place the first layer on a serving plate and trim the top if it is domed. Spread about ¾ cup of frosting evenly over the top.

Trim the dome off the top of the second layer, then place upside down on top of the first later.

Cover the whole cake with a very thin coat of frosting to seal in the crumbs and refrigerate for ⏱️ 10 minutes.

Decorate the crumb coated cake with the remaining frosting.

Leave at room temperature and serve immediately or within a few hours of frosting.