Name: Homemade Vanilla Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 2.50 cups Cake Flour; 2 tsp baking powder; ½ tsp baking soda; 1.25 tsp salt; 1.75 cups sugar; 1.50 sticks butter (softened!); 2 eggs + 1 egg white; 1.50 cups buttermilk (see below if you don't have buttermilk); 1 tbsp vanilla

AuthorLydia

Rating0.0

Homemade vanilla cake

Yields1 Serving

Prep Time15 minsCook Time30 minsTotal Time45 mins

2.50 cups Cake Flour

2 tsp baking powder

½ tsp baking soda

1.25 tsp salt

1.75 cups sugar

1.50 sticks butter (softened!)

2 eggs + 1 egg white

1.50 cups buttermilk (see below if you don't have buttermilk)

1 tbsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 350°F

Grease and flour either two 9-inch pans or one 9x13 pan

I use parchment paper in the bottom of the pan if I plan to fully stack/decorate the cake.

Cream the butter and sugar in a stand mixer on high for 3 - 5 minutes. Scrape the bowl as necessary.

In one bowl, mix the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

* To make buttermilk, add 1.5 tbsp of lemon juice or vinegar to 1.5 cups of milk. Let it sit and curdle for 3 - 5 minutes then use as necessary.

Combine the buttermilk, eggs, egg white, and vanilla into a pitcher. (I use a 2 cup glass measuring cup.) Whisk the wet ingredients together.

Turn the mixer on low and alternate adding the wet and dry ingredients. Add a small amount at at time. (I typically do 5+ additions of each.) Scrape as necessary.

After everything is combined, mix for just 15 - 30 seconds to make sure everything is combined. The mixture will look a little grainy.

Pour the cake batter into the pan(s) and bake.
9 inch pans - 22 to 25 minutes
9 x 13 pan - 30 to 35 minutes
A toothpick entered into the center of the cake should come out clean.

Let the cake cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then carefully flip out onto a wire rack and let cool completely.

CategoryCakes, Frosting & CheesecakesCooking MethodBaking

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