# The Best Homemade Vanilla Cake

This is a recipe for a super soft and moist vanilla cake made from scratch.

- Total time: 25 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- warm milk
- oil
- eggs
- vanilla
- cake flour
- sugar
- baking powder
- baking soda
- salt
- soft butter
- homemade cake goop

## Instructions

1. Divide warm milk into two measuring cups.
2. Add oil into one measuring cup with milk.
3. Add eggs and vanilla into the other measuring cup with milk, then set aside.
4. In the bowl of a stand mixer, add cake flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
5. Mix the dry ingredients until combined.
6. Add soft butter to the dry ingredients and mix until it looks like a sandy texture, being careful not to overmix.
7. Add the milk and oil mixture to the sandy flour mixture and mix for two full minutes.
8. Slowly pour in the milk, egg, and vanilla mixture while mixing on low speed until combined and shiny.
9. Pour the cake batter into three 8-inch cake pans (or two 9-inch pans), coated with homemade cake goop, ensuring even distribution using a measuring scale.
10. Make a divot in the center of the batter in each pan with a spoon to help it bake evenly.
11. Bake for 25 minutes at 335°F or about 20 minutes at 350°F.
12. Once done, transfer the cakes to a cooling rack and let them cool until the pan is barely warm before flipping them out.

## Equipment

- measuring cups
- stand mixer
- 8-inch cake pans
- 9-inch cake pans
- measuring scale
- spoon
- cooling rack

## Tips

- Do not overmix the flour and butter mixture, it should have a sandy texture.
- Mix the milk and oil mixture for two full minutes to incorporate air for a velvety texture.
- Pour the milk, egg, and vanilla mixture in slowly while mixing on low.
- Use a measuring scale to ensure even batter distribution in cake pans for even baking.
- Make a divot in the center of the batter with a spoon to help it bake flat and without a dome.
- Cool the cakes on a cooling rack until the pan is barely warm before flipping them out.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8x1goNF/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/6895bce1-8525-489c-a426-9bc7ffe4e5e9
- Extracted: 2026-02-18

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