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Vanilla Cake Recipe
An easy Vanilla Cake with a soft and moist crumb and great vanilla flavor. This Vanilla cake recipe is the perfect base with Vanilla Buttercream for a birthday cake or any special occasion.
👥 14 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 30m⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 Natasha Kravchuk📖 natashaskitchen
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●oven
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
- ●mixing bowl
- ●spatula
- ●knife
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat oven to 350˚F. Butter and flour two 9" cake pans, tapping out excess flour.
2
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Set flour mixture aside.
baking powder1 Tbsp
3
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.
4
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.
large eggs (room temperature)4
5
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.
buttermilk (or plain kefir, room temperature)1 cup
6
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 Facts
calories
313 kcal
fat Content
15 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
22 g
sodium Content
122 mg
protein Content
5 g
cholesterol Content
84 mg
carbohydrate Content
40 g
saturated Fat Content
9 g
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