# Vanilla Cake

This vanilla cake recipe will be perfect for any occasion.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: American
- 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
- 1.66 cups Granulated sugar
- 333 g Granulated sugar
- 3 large Eggs
- 1 Tbsp Vanilla
- 15 mL Vanilla
- 1 cup Buttermilk
- Sprinkles

## Instructions

1. Set your oven to 350 and prep two 8-inch or three 6-inch pans.
2. Butter the sides of the pan, give it a little for the bottom, and place a sheet on the bottom.
3. Add all-purpose flour, salt, and baking powder to a sieve and whisk it out.
4. Cream the room temperature unsalted butter up so it is nice and smooth.
5. Scrape the bowl down.
6. Add the granulated sugar while mixing. Increase to high and get it nice and fluffy. Mix for 3 minutes.
7. Scrape the bowl down, and then add three eggs in one at a time.
8. Add the vanilla.
9. Add the dry mixture and buttermilk in alternating batches.
10. Finish the cake batter off by hand.
11. Add 600 grams of cake batter per pan.
12. Give your pans a quick tap and tap the sides to help them level out.
13. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
14. Whip up vanilla buttercream while cake cools.
15. Press any air bubbles out.
16. Add one dot of buttercream on cake plate and place first cake layer in the center.
17. Cover the cake with a generous layer of buttercream frosting, smooth it out, and add the second cake layer.
18. Smooth out and add a really easy spiral pattern.
19. Finish off with a sprinkle of sprinkles.

## Equipment

- Oven
- 8-inch pans
- 6-inch pans
- Sieve
- Whisk
- Stand mixer
- Small bowl
- Spatula
- Piping bag
- Cake plate
- Cake turntable

## Tips

- Measure flour with a scale, or fluff it up and sprinkle it into your measuring cup.
- Room temperature ingredients are KEY.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/EYXQmbZNhy8
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ab7a3a25-65fc-4638-923c-b75c15850edd
- Extracted: 2025-05-13

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