Ultimate Vanilla Cake
Serves: 3
Hosea Feil
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
52
Spice
46
Sweetness
42
Sourness
42
mins
Prep time (avg)
3.9
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1 tsp
Salt1.5 cups
Sugar1 tbsp
Vanilla Extract2 tbsps
Milk1 tbsp
Baking Powder4 large
Egg (at room temperature)3 cup
Heavy CreamDirections:
1
Make the frosting: Beat the butter and salt in a large bowl with a mixer on medium speed until smooth and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes
2
Gradually beat in the confectioners' sugar until smooth
3
Add the vanilla, increase the mixer speed to medium high and beat until thick, about 2 more minutes
4
Add the milk a little at a time and beat until the frosting is spreadable but not runny
5
Assemble the cake: Put 1 cake layer on a platter; spread 1 cup frosting on top
6
Top with the second cake layer, then cover the whole cake with the remaining frosting
7
Decorate with sprinkles
8
Photograph by Levi Brown Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
9
Butter two 9-inch-round cake pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper; butter the parchment and dust the pans with flour, tapping out the excess
10
Whisk 3 cups flour, the baking powder and salt in a bowl until combined
11
Beat 2 sticks butter and the sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes
12
Reduce the mixer speed to medium; beat in the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the bowl as needed
13
Beat in the vanilla
14
(The mixture may look separated at this point
15
) Mix 1/2 cup water with the cream in a liquid measuring cup or bowl
16
Beat the flour mixture into the butter mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the cream mixture, beginning and ending with flour, until just smooth
17
Divide the batter between the prepared pans
18
Bake until the cakes are lightly golden on top and the centers spring back when pressed, 25 to 30 minutes
19
Transfer to racks and let cool 10 minutes, then run a knife around the edge of the pans and turn the cakes out onto the racks to cool completely
20
Remove the parchment
21
Trim the tops of the cakes with a long serrated knife to make them level, if desired