Vanilla Cake Recipe
An easy Vanilla Cake that’s moist and with great vanilla flavor. This Vanilla cake recipe is perfect for a birthday cake or any special occasion.
Vanilla Cake Recipe
Ingredients
Vanilla Cake Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour
- 1 tbsp Baking Powder
- 1 cup Unsalted butter softened
- 1 1/2 cups Granulated sugar
- 4 Eggs, room temperature
- 1 cup Buttermilk, room temperature
- 1 tbsp Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 tsp Salt
Buttercream Frosting Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups Unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 tbsp Vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp Heavy whipping cream
- 4 1/2 Cups Powdered Sugar
- 1/4 tsp Salt
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Set flour mixture aside.
- In a large mixing bowl using an electric hand mixer (or stand mixer), beat butter and sugar on medium-high speed for 5-7 minutes until thick and fluffy, scraping down the bowl as needed.
- Add 4 eggs, one at a time, beating well with each addition. Add vanilla extract and beat to combine.
- 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
- Preheat oven to 350˚F. Butter and flour two 9" cake pans, tapping out excess flour.
- Divide batter evenly between 2 prepared cake pans and spread out the batter into the pans smoothing out the tops with a spatula. Bake for 25-30 minutes until toothpick comes out clean. Rest in pans for 10 minutes then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely before applying frosting.
- While cakes are cooling, In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment (or handheld electric mixer), beat butter on high speed for 3-5 minutes or until lightened in color and whipped, scraping down the bowl as needed.
- Then sift 4 1/2 cups of powdered sugar. Reduce mixer to medium-low speed and add powdered sugar one Tablespoon at a time, letting it incorporate with each addition. Add powdered sugar to taste and beat until it is fully incorporated, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Add salt, then Vanilla Extract, beating until incorporated.
- Add 3 Tbsp heavy cream or milk, 1 Tbsp at a time, and adding it to the desired consistency. Beat another minute until whipped and well combined.
- ENJOY!