What is the flavor which is loved by all? Vanilla, it is!! One food item which does the perfect justice with the taste of vanilla flavor is a cake. Ever since the cake is discovered, people from different countries and all ages have loved vanilla cakes. From birthday parties to the anniversary parties and farewell parties to bachelor parties, a vanilla cake can easily fit the celebration like no one from the invitees will say that he/she doesn’t like the flavor.
Many people order cakes for their celebrations from the bakeries, which is a good option. Still, in times when your nearest bakery is closed, you can find yourself in a tight and unhappy situation of celebrating the occasion without a cake.
So, What’s the solution?
The solution is that you should have the skills of baking a cake yourself. As some wise people had said, one should keep learning till he is alive, we want you to learn how to bake a vanilla cake. Vanilla is the best and all-time favorite flavor for anniversary cake and retirement party cakes. And for your help, we have brought you a simple vanilla cake recipe. Get your gloves on, tie your apron, drink a cup of coffee, and be ready to turn yourself into a baker.
Get! Set! Go!
Ingredients
- 3 and 2/3 cups cake flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 and 1/2 cups (345g) unsalted butter
- 2 cups (400g) granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs + 2 additional egg whites
- 1 Tablespoon pure vanilla extract (yes, Tbsp!)
- 1 and 1/2 cups (360ml) buttermilk
Vanilla Buttercream
- 1 and 1/2 cups (345g) unsalted butter
- 6 cups (720g) confectioners’ sugar
- 1/3 cup (80ml) whole milk or heavy cream
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Baking Procedure
- First thing first, preheats the oven to 177-degree celsius.
- Take three 9-inch cake pans. Grease them and line them correctly with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, add baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cake flour and whisk them together properly.
- Beat the butter and sugar together in a bowl with your hands or in an electric mixer on high speed until you get a smooth and creamy mixture.
- Now add eggs, egg whites, and vanilla extract to the mixture and beat again for two to three minutes until all things get combined well enough.
- Now turn the mixture on a low speed and all the dry ingredients until combined well.
- Let the mixture run at a low speed and pour in the buttermilk.
- Turn off the mixture and beat with your hands to make sure that there are no lumps.
- Now add the prepared batter equally into the three cake pans. Insert one toothpick in each cake batter before putting the cake pans in the oven.
- Put the pans in the oven and bake for around 25 to 30 minutes. If the toothpicks inserted comes out clean, it means you have done a great job.
- Let the cake cool completely by taking it out from the cake pans.
Make The Frosting
- Beat the butter in a bowl using a hand mixer until it gets creamy.
- Now add confectioners sugar, vanilla extract, salt, and milk. Mix again until all things get combined well enough.
- If your frosting is too thin, add some more confectioners sugar and if it’s too thick, add a pinch of salt.
If you keep practicing, then you can be a perfectionist. And you may not need to order the cake from the nearest bakery.
