Description
This moist vanilla cake recipe is quick, easy, and incredibly soft. Made with butter, milk, and real vanilla, then topped with classic vanilla buttercream frosting.
Ingredients
Scale
2½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 cups granulated sugar
4 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup whole milk
1 cup unsalted butter (for frosting)
3–4 cups powdered sugar
2–3 tablespoons milk or cream
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare pans.
2. Whisk dry ingredients.
3. Cream butter and sugar.
4. Add eggs and vanilla.
5. Alternate dry ingredients with milk.
6. Bake 30–35 minutes.
7. Cool and frost.
Notes
Use room-temperature ingredients.
Do not overmix.
Cake works as layers or cupcakes.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 36g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 110mg