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A two‑layer vanilla cake recipe slice on a wooden plate: moist pale yellow sponge layers filled and topped with vanilla bean frosting, dusted with powdered sugar, and garnished with fresh raspberries and a mint leaf.

Vanilla Cake Recipe

A foolproof, ultra‑moist vanilla cake recipe that rises evenly, bakes beautifully, and delivers pure, nostalgic vanilla flavor.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 28 minutes
Cooling Time 10 minutes
Total Time 53 minutes
Servings: 12 slices
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, Baking
Calories: 320
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 8 oz Cake flour - Sifted
  • 8 oz Granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Baking powder - Fresh within 18 months
  • ½ teaspoon Fine sea salt
  • 8 tablespoon Unsalted butter - Room temperature
  • 4 large Eggs - Room temperature
  • 6 oz Buttermilk - Room temperature
  • 2 teaspoon Vanilla bean paste - Or pure vanilla extract

Equipment

  • 1 Stand mixer or hand mixer (For creaming butter and sugar)
  • 1 Kitchen scale (For creaming butter and sugar)
  • 3 8‑inch round cake pans (Greased and lined with parchment circles)
  • 1 Offset spatula (For spreading batter and frosting)
  • 1 Cooling rack (For cooling cake layers)

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven, grease and line three 8‑inch cake pans
  2. Beat room‑temperature butter and sugar until pale and fluffy
    White mixing bowl containing thick vanilla batter with three raw egg yolks and a drizzle of honey on top, and a whisk ready to blend.
  3. Add eggs one at a time, beating well and scraping the bowl edges
    Close‑up of a stand mixer bowl with pale yellow butter and sugar creamed together into a light, fluffy texture, with the paddle attachment lifting smooth mixture.
  4. Gently fold in sifted flour mixture alternating with buttermilk
    Three golden‑brown vanilla cake layers resting on a wire cooling rack, each perfectly domed and lightly browned around the edges.
  5. Bake layers until golden and toothpick comes out with moist crumbs, then cool in pans
    A two‑layer vanilla cake recipe slice on a wooden plate: moist pale yellow sponge layers filled and topped with vanilla bean frosting, dusted with powdered sugar, and garnished with fresh raspberries and a mint leaf.

Nutrition

Serving: 85gCalories: 320kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 4gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 75mgSodium: 220mgPotassium: 120mgFiber: 1gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 500IUCalcium: 80mgIron: 1.2mg

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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