vanilla birthday cake
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Serves: 8-10 servings
 
Ingredients
  • 1c (2 sticks) butter
  • 1¾c (343 g) sugar
  • 4 large eggs at room temperature
  • 3c (360g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ¾ tsp salt
  • 1⅔ c buttermilk at room temperature
  • 2 tsp vanilla bean paste (or seeds of ½ a vanilla bean)
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prep 2 x 8 inch cake pans by buttering them, lining the bottoms with rounds of parchment paper, then dusting them with flour and tapping out the excess.
  2. Beat the butter and sugar until it is pale yellow and fluffy, then add the eggs one at time, beating to combine.
  3. Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together in a bowl and set aside. Mix the buttermilk, vanilla bean paste and extract together and set aside.
  4. Add the dry ingredients in 3 additions, alternating with the buttermilk mixture, mixing just until combined.
  5. Pour the batter evenly into the prepared pans, smoothing with a spatula or the back of a spoon. Bake for 20 minutes, then rotate the pans in the oven and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes, checking every 5 minutes for doneness. A toothpick inserted into the center of the cake should come out clean and the top should spring back to the touch. Place on cooling racks until the pans are cool enough to handle, then run a knife around the edges of the cake to loosen it and turn it out onto the cooling racks to come to room temperature.
Recipe by oh honey bakes at https://ohhoneybakes.com/vanilla-birthday-cake-with-whipped-chocolate-cream-cheese-buttercream/