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A delicious slice of an easy cake recipe, topped with white icing, caramel drizzle, and crumble.

Simple Vanilla Cake

This recipe yields a basic, moist vanilla cake suitable for layering or serving plain.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 8 people
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 300
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

Dry Ingredients
  • 2 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1.5 cups Granulated sugar
  • 1 tbsp Baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
Wet Ingredients
  • 1 cup Milk Whole milk recommended
  • 1/2 cup Unsalted butter Softened
  • 2 Large eggs
  • 2 tsp Vanilla extract

Equipment

  • Mixing bowl
  • Electric mixer
  • Two 8-inch round cake pans

Method
 

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8-inch round cake pans.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
  3. In a separate bowl, combine the milk, softened butter, eggs, and vanilla extract.
  4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Mix with an electric mixer on low speed until just combined. Do not overmix.
  5. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared cake pans.
  6. Bake for 28 to 32 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  7. Let the cakes cool in the pans for 10 minutes before inverting them onto a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.

Nutrition

Calories: 300kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 5gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 250mgFiber: 1gSugar: 25g

Notes

For a richer flavor, you can substitute buttermilk for regular milk. If you do not have an electric mixer, you can mix by hand, but be careful not to develop the gluten too much.

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