Vanilla Cake & Vanilla Frosting Recipe
Servings: 1 Cake
Ingredients
- VANILLA CAKE RECIPE
- Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 cup butter room temperature
- 1 1/3 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cup whole milk
- Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees
- In a small bowl mix the flour salt, and baking powder together; set aside
- In a stand mixer using the paddle attachment cream the butter and sugar until light in color and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes on high
- Add the eggs one at a time mixing on low for 10 seconds in between each addition
- Add the vanilla
- Add half of the flour mixture and mixed until just combined. Add all of the milk and mix until just combined. Lastly add the other half of the flour mixture, mixing on low speed until combined. For 8” round layers, weigh out 11oz into your prepared cake pans
- Bake cake layers for 10-12 minutes pulling out of the oven when a toothpick comes out clean
- Let cake layers cool completely before frosting
- VANILLA FROSTING RECIPE
- Ingredients
- 2 sticks of butter room temperature
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt food color if desired
- Instructions
- In a stand mixer with paddle attachment add butter and beat on high for 2-3 minutes, scraping the bowl once light and fluffy
- Add half the powdered sugar and salt to mixer and mix on low speed for 30 seconds then increase speed to high until frosting is smooth
- Add the rest of powdered sugar and mix until smooth
- Add milk and vanilla and mix on low speed until combined then increase speed to high until frosting is smooth
- Add food color if desired