Best Vanilla Cake

Name: Best Vanilla Cake
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1/8 tsp salt; 1 tsp salt; 2 tsp baking powder; 3/4 tsp baking soda; 2 c granulated sugar; 5 large eggs + additional egg whites, at room temperature; 1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract; 1/3 c whole milk or heavy cream; 3 2/3 c cake flour; 1 1/2 c unsalted butter, softened to room temperature; 1 1/2 c buttermilk, at room temperature; 1 1/2 c unsalted butter, softened to room temperature; 5 1/2 c confectioners’ sugar; 1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract

1 hr(s) 0 mins

Total time

12

Serving

14

Ingredients

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Ingredients

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tspsalt

tspbaking powder

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tspbaking soda

cgranulated sugar

large eggs + additional egg whites, at room temperature

Tbsppure vanilla extract

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cwhole milk or heavy cream

3²⁄₃

ccake flour

1¹⁄₂

cunsalted butter, softened to room temperature

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cbuttermilk, at room temperature

1¹⁄₂

cunsalted butter, softened to room temperature

5¹⁄₂

cconfectioners’ sugar

1¹⁄₂

tsppure vanilla extract

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Grease three 9-inch cake pans, line with parchment paper, then grease the parchment paper. Parchment paper helps the cakes seamlessly release from the pans.

Step 2

Whisk the cake flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda together. Set aside.

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