Description
This vanilla cake features soft fluffy layers with a rich homemade buttercream frosting, perfect for birthdays and celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk or whole milk
- 6 large egg whites
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups unsalted butter
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- confetti sprinkles
- nonpareils
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare two 8-inch cake pans.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together.
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time and mix well, then add vanilla.
- Alternate adding dry ingredients and milk, mixing well.
- Divide batter into pans and bake 30 to 35 minutes.
- Cool cakes before removing from pans.
- Heat egg whites and sugar over simmering water until smooth.
- Whip into stiff meringue and cool completely.
- Add butter gradually and mix until smooth.
- Add vanilla and whip buttercream until creamy.
- Layer cake with frosting and apply crumb coat.
- Finish frosting and decorate with sprinkles.
Notes
- Use room temperature ingredients for best texture.
- Make sure no egg yolk is in egg whites.
- Buttercream may look curdled but keep mixing.
- Cool cake completely before frosting.
- Prep Time: 2 hours
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 694
- Sugar: 51
- Sodium: 219
- Fat: 44
- Saturated Fat: 27
- Unsaturated Fat: 15
- Trans Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 69
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 6
- Cholesterol: 160