Description
This Vanilla Cake is delightful and moist, making it a perfect homemade treat. With rich flavors from butter and vanilla, this cake is simple to prepare and sure to impress at any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups plain / all purpose flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 tsp cooking salt
- 4 large eggs, at room temp
- 1 1/2 cups caster / superfine sugar
- 115g unsalted butter, cut into cubes
- 1 cup full fat milk
- 3 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 tsp vegetable or canola oil
- 225g unsalted butter, softened
- 500g soft icing sugar, sifted
- 3 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 – 4 tbsp milk
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180°C/350°F (160°C fan) for about 20 minutes before you start mixing the batter. Be sure to place the oven shelf in the middle.
- Grease two 20cm / 8” cake pans with butter and line them with parchment paper. It's recommended to choose cake pans without a loose base for better results.
Notes
Using room temperature eggs helps create a better batter.
Make sure to check that your baking powder is still active for optimal rising.
Adjust the thickness of the icing with milk as needed.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 54g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 90mg