Description
Tender and fluffy bakery-style vanilla layer cake made with cake flour and pure vanilla, frosted with rich salted vanilla buttercream.
Ingredients
Cake:
2¼ cups cake flour
2¼ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1⅛ cups unsalted butter, room temperature
1⅛ cup granulated sugar
4 large eggs, room temperature
1 large egg white, room temperature
1 cup milk, room temperature
1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
Frosting:
2 cups salted butter, room temperature
3¾ cups powdered sugar, sifted
¼ cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease and line two round cake pans with parchment paper.
2. Sift cake flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
3. Beat room temperature unsalted butter and granulated sugar for 4 minutes until pale and fluffy.
4. Beat in eggs, egg white, and vanilla extract; alternate adding dry ingredients and milk until smooth.
5. Divide batter between pans, bake for 24 to 28 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean, and cool completely.
6. Beat salted butter, powdered sugar, heavy cream, and vanilla until fluffy, then frost cooled cake layers.
Notes
Use room temperature ingredients for a smooth batter. Cool cake layers completely before frosting.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 28 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Calories: 490
- Sugar: 48g
- Sodium: 280mg
- Fat: 32g
- Saturated Fat: 32g
- Unsaturated Fat: 32g
- Trans Fat: 32g
- Protein: 5g