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Vanilla Cake
30m
Serves 1
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Vanilla Cake
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Directions
1
Set oven to 350 and prepare your 8-inch pans with butter and a circle of parchment paper.
2
Sift 2 1/2 cups or 280 grams of all-purpose flour, 3/4 tsp of salt, and 2 1/4 tsp of baking powder, then whisk it up and set it aside.
3
Cream up 3/4 cup or 170 grams of room temperature unsalted butter, so it is nice and smooth.
4
Add 1 2/3 cups of granulated sugar or 333 grams, mix for three minutes and scrape the bowl down a little bit.
5
Add three eggs, one at a time.
6
Add 1 Tbsp or 15 ml of vanilla
7
Mix on lowest speed and sprinkle in some flour and 1/3 of buttermilk. Repeat until combined.
8
Use a spatula and bring it all together.
9
Use a scale or eyeball it and pour about 600 grams of cake batter in the prepared pans
10
Give your pans a quick tap just to get any big air bubbles out, use cake strips, and then they go into the oven at 350 for about 30 minutes.
11
Whip up a batch of simple vanilla buttercream, and press any air bubbles out.
12
Transfer frosting to a piping bag.
13
Place one dot of buttercream on the cake plate, place that cake layer in the center and cover this with a generous layer of buttercream frosting.
14
Pop that second layer on and cover in another layer of frosting, topping off with sprinkles.
Ingredients
2.5 cups All-purpose flour
280 grams All-purpose flour
0.75 tsp Salt
2.25 tsp Baking powder
0.75 cup Unsalted butter
170 grams Unsalted butter
1.66 cups Granulated sugar
333 grams Granulated sugar
3 large Eggs
1 Tbsp Vanilla
15 ml Vanilla
1 cup Buttermilk
Cake strips
Equipment
Oven
Two 8-inch pans or three 6-inch pans
Scale
Sifter
Whisk
Stand mixer
Small bowl
Measuring cups
Spatula
Piping bag
Offset spatula
Cake turntable
Sprinkle drawer
Tips
Set your oven to 350.
Prepare two 8-inch pans or three 6-inch pans
Use a circle of parchment paper for insurance for no broken or cracked cakes when they release.
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