Vanilla Cake Recipe
Vanilla cake is a classic recipe that everyone should know how to make! This recipe doesn’t require buttermilk, making it accessible for baking enthusiasts who don’t normally keep buttermilk on hand. Customize it with your favorite toppings and filling.
This recipe is for just a basic vanilla cake. The great thing about it is that it is a blank canvas just waiting for your creativity. Let’s take a quick look at how to make a Vanilla Cake.
Ingredients
For this homemade cake recipe, you need the following ingredients:
- unsalted butter
- vegetable shortening
- sugar
- egg whites
- vanilla extract
- all-purpose flour
- baking powder
- salt
- milk
How To Make Vanilla Cake Without Buttermilk From Scratch
- Place top oven rack in center position and pre-heat oven to 350°F. Prepare two 8-inch round cake pans by spraying them with non-stick cooking spray and lining the bottoms with parchment paper rounds. Set aside.
- Cream butter, shortening, and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Add in the egg whites and vanilla, and mix until smooth.
- In a separate large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt.
Slowly add the flour mixture to the creamy sugar mixture, alternating with milk. Mix it until it becomes smooth.
- Divide the batter evenly between prepared baking pans. Lightly tap the pans on the countertop to help even out the batter.
Bake them for 30 – 35 minutes. You want to be able to stick a toothpick in the middle of the cake and for it to come out clean. If it comes out with batter on it, the cake is not ready to come out. If that’s the case, bake it a little bit longer. Keep an eye on it so that it doesn’t overbake.
Vanilla Cake Without Buttermilk
Ingredients
Method
- Place top oven rack in center position and pre-heat oven to 350°F. Prepare two 8-inch round cake pans by spraying with non-stick cooking spray and lining the bottom with parchment paper rounds. Set aside.
- Cream butter, shortening and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Add in the egg whites and vanilla, and mix until smooth.
- In a separate large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix to combine. Add in the milk and continue mixing until smooth.
- Divide the cake batter evenly between the prepared baking pans and place in the pre-heated oven for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool completely.
- To frost the cake, first level the top of each cake layer by carefully slicing the rounded portion of the cake off. (A cake leveler works great for this). Put the leveled side down on a cake plate. Add a thin layer of the Buttercream Frosting to the exposed top side.
- Add the second cake layer, again with the leveled top side down. Add the remaining frosting to the top of the cake, slowly working it around from the middle of the cake top to the edges. Scrape some of the frosting over the edges and apply a thin layer of frosting to the sides of the cake.
- Slice and serve immediately. Enjoy!
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Whether you dressed it up with sprinkles for a birthday or kept it simple with a swirl of buttercream, this vanilla cake is the kind of recipe that fits almost any occasion.
Leave a comment below and tell me how you served your cake! Did you add fresh berries, chocolate frosting, or keep it classic with vanilla buttercream?
It’s Funny, I tend to LOOK for Cakes WITH BUTTERMILK, as apposed to Sour cream or Yogurt (I/ don’t like that texture, or taste)
Sooo when I came across this recipe, @ 1st I was going to skip over it… cuz I thought maybe it has Yogurt or Sour cream… soooo Glad I looked!
Yamaha!
Can’t wait to try it. G-D Willing.
(I’ll B USING NON Dairy ingredients (like I always do!)
Thanks again 4 this recipe, can’t wait to see & try some of ur other recipes 😋!