Basic Vanilla Cake
Serves: 2
Leila Emmerich
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
44
Spice
50
Sweetness
47
Sourness
42
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Prep time (avg)
5.1
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1 tbsp
Baking Powder1 tsp
Salt1.25 cups
Sugar4 large
Egg (at room temperature)1 tbsp
Vanilla Extract1.25 cups
Whole MilkDirections:
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
2
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
3
Whisk 3 cups flour, the baking powder and salt in a bowl until combined
4
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
5
Reduce the mixer speed to medium; beat in the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the bowl as needed
6
Beat in the vanilla
7
(The mixture may look separated at this point
8
) Beat in the flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the milk, beginning and ending with flour, until just smooth
9
Divide the batter between the prepared pans
10
Bake until the cakes are lightly golden on top and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes
11
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
12
Remove the parchment
13
Trim the tops of the cakes with a long serrated knife to make them level, if desired
14
Photograph by Levi Brown