Vanilla Cake is a moist, buttery, and mild sweet cake that is popular around the world. This cake can be baked in different shapes with loaf, square, circular, and bundt pans. The ingredients given below delivers a fluffier, soft, and moist cake that makes any cake lover munch more and more. This buttery-rich vanilla cake is perfect for tea time, breakfast, or as an after-school kids-friendly snack.
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How to make a perfect Vanilla Cake?
- Start creaming the butter and sugar by whisking it until the mixture turns pale in color
- Now gradually add the beaten egg to it and blend them without curdling(if it curdles add a teaspoon of flour until the eggs are done)
- Add vanilla essence to the above butter mixture and incorporate them well
- Sieve the flour, salt, baking soda and, baking powder into the bowl and combine well
- Now add the milk in batches and whisk them to combine, make sure that the batter is not too thin
Baking Vanilla Cake
- Pour the cake batter into a greased cake tin and bake it in a preheated oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 35 to 40 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean when inserted
- Remove the cake from the oven and allow it to cool down completely
- Slice the cake into pieces
Tips
- The key to getting a perfect soft vanilla cake is to have all the ingredients at room temperature
- Do not melt the butter while creaming with sugar. Melted butter does not incorporate well with sugar to give an airy and fluffy cake
- The cake batter should not be too thin to achieve a soft cake
- Slice the cake once it is completely cool down to get perfect cake pieces
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Vanilla Cake Recipe video
Below I have shared the video instructions for sponge and fluffy Vanilla cake. And I believe this quick and easy steps will help you to prepare/make this dish at home. For a quick reference, you could also find this recipe in story format.
📖 Recipe
Vanilla Cake
Ingredients
- 2 cups All Purpose Flour, maida, sieved
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 cup Butter, room temperature
- ⅔ cup Milk
- 2 Eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- ½ tsp Baking Soda
- 2 tsp Vanilla essence
- ¼ tsp Salt, optional
Instructions
To Prepare Vanilla Butter Cake
- Start creaming the butter and sugar by whisking it until the mixture turns pale in color
- Now gradually add the beaten egg to it and blend them without curdling(if it curdles add a teaspoon of flour until the eggs are done)
- Add vanilla essence to the above butter mixture and incorporate them well
- Sieve the flour, salt, baking soda and, baking powder into the bowl and combine well
- Now add the milk in batches and whisk them to combine, make sure that the batter is not too thin
To Bake
- Now pour the cake batter in a greased cake tin and bake it in a preheated oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 35 to 40 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean when inserted
- Remove the cake from the oven and allow it to cool down completely
- Slice the cake into pieces
To Serve
- Slice and serve the cake for tea time, breakfast, or as an after school snack
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Notes
- The key to getting a perfect soft vanilla cake is to have all the ingredients at room temperature
- Do not melt the butter while creaming with sugar. Melted butter does not incorporate well with sugar to give an airy and fluffy cake
- The cake batter should not be too thin to achieve a soft cake
- Slice the cake once it is completely cool down to get perfect cake pieces
Nutrition
FAQ
The key to getting a perfect vanilla cake is to have all the ingredients at room temperature. Creaming the butter and sugar to the right consistency gives the ultimate fluffy and soft cake.
Yes, the cake can be baked even without an oven. Preheat your heavy bottom pan in medium heat for about 10 minutes and bake the cake for 30 to 40 minutes with a lid closed until the toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Pound cake is a type of cake traditionally made with a pound of each of four ingredients: flour, butter, eggs, and sugar. Pound cakes are generally baked in either a loaf pan or a Bundt mold while butter cake has a slightly different measurement (not in the same 1:1:1 ratio) but the ingredients are similar.
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