# The Most AMAZING Vanilla Cake

This Vanilla Cake Recipe is the perfect dessert for any occasion, made from scratch with only a handful of ingredients.

- Total time: 30 min
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2.5 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 280 g All-Purpose Flour
- 0.75 tsp Salt
- 2.25 tsp Baking Powder
- 0.75 cup Unsalted Butter
- 170 g Unsalted Butter
- 1.67 cups Granulated Sugar
- 333 g Granulated Sugar
- 3 Large Eggs
- 1 tbsp Vanilla
- 15 ml Vanilla
- 1 cup Buttermilk
- 240 ml Buttermilk
- 600 g Buttercream Frosting
- 0 Sprinkles

## Instructions

1. Set your oven to 350°F and prep your two 8-inch pans.
2. Give the sides and bottom of the pans a nice bit of butter and place a circle of parchment paper at the bottom of each pan.
3. In a bowl, sift 2 1/2 cups or 280g of all-purpose flour, 3/4 tsp of salt and 2 1/4 tsp of baking powder.
4. Whisk together the dry ingredients.
5. In a stand mixer, cream 3/4 cup or 170g of room temperature unsalted butter.
6. Add 1 2/3 cups or 333g of granulated sugar while mixing.
7. Mix on high for 3 minutes until light and fluffy.
8. Add 3 large eggs one at a time, letting each incorporate before adding the next.
9. Add 1 tbsp or 15 ml of vanilla.
10. Add the dry ingredients and buttermilk in alternating batches, mixing on the lowest speed.
11. Finish combining the ingredients by hand with a spatula until just combined.
12. Divide the batter evenly (600g each) into the prepared cake pans and give each a quick tap to remove air bubbles.
13. Bake at 350°F for about 30 minutes using cake strips for even baking.
14. Once the cakes have cooled, frost with buttercream frosting and decorate with sprinkles.

## Equipment

- oven
- 8 inch pans
- parchment paper
- kitchen scale
- sifter
- whisk
- stand mixer
- rubber spatula
- cake strips
- cake plate
- piping bag
- offset spatula
- cake turntable

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYXQmbZNhy8
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/659b80c2-abfe-4aaf-ad7f-fccb56169d16
- Extracted: 2025-03-15

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