For the cake:
For the frosting:
Decoration:
Notes:
Why buttermilk?
The use of buttermilk in cakes and cupcakes helps the cake to get a moist and airy texture, in most of my recipes I use buttermilk and indeed you can feel the difference.
What can we use instead of buttermilk?
If you cannot find buttermilk in your country, you can make a home buttermilk: stir 1 cup (240ml) of whole milk with 1 tablespoon of vinegar or lemon juice, let stand for 10 minutes before use. If you still prefer not to use buttermilk you can use whole milk instead.
How to adjust to 9inch (23 cm) pan?
If you prefer to make the cake in a larger pan such as 9-inch, you should multiply all the ingredients by 1.33
Can we use other frosting?
There are many options of frosting that you can use in this vanilla cake recipe, one of my favorites are this chocolate frosting that you can find in this chocolate cake recipe.
Can this recipe be used for cupcakes?
This recipe is very similar to a cupcake recipe, but instead of adapting this recipe for cupcakes, I have prepared full and detailed recipes for you: Vanilla Cupcakes, Chocolate Cupcakes
How to store the cake?
The cake can be stored covered, in the fridge, up to 5 days.
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Hi, thanks for the awesome recipe..... For butter...which butter we need to use un salted or normal salted butter for cake and frosting too. If I'm using salted butter can I omitted the salt.
ReplyHi Uma, I always use unsalted to control the saltiness. If you using salted butter, then omit the salt from the recipe.
ReplyHello, i have a question- what kind of flour do we use? cake or all purpose? and is this cake sturdy enough to make layers?
ReplyHi Stephanie, You can use AP flour or cake flour in this recipe. Yes.
ReplyCan you recommend a good replacement for eggs, that would be available in a mainstream North American(Canadian) grocery store?
ReplyYou can use apple sauce since it makes it fluffy just like the egg would. I would totally recommend it. You can purchase it from Walmart.
ReplyYou can use apple sauce since it makes it fluffy just like the egg would. I would totally recommend it. You can purchase it from Walmart.
ReplyYou can use apple sauce since it makes it fluffy just like the egg would. I would totally recommend it. You can purchase it from Walmart.
ReplyHi cooking foodie, I wanted to ask how would I calculate if I wanted to make a 6" cake using this recipe. Also if I wanted to make a larger cake ie 12" how would I calculate that please?
Replyhi, thanks for the recipe. but Can heavy cream be replaced with whipping cream?
ReplyYes, heavy cream and whipped cream it's the same thing.
Replycan we use a sqaure 8 inch pan?
ReplyHi looks like a great cake. I’ll make it for mu husband’s bd but can i make the frosting one day ahead and store it in the fridge? and i have another question please is it too sweet like butter cream frosting or it’s closer to a cream cheese frosting? Thank you 😊
ReplyHi Cooking Foodie! What flour is preferred here - cake or AP? I know you said in another comment we can use either, but I am wondering if you think one works best over the other :) Best, Anna
ReplySo I’m going to be making this cake tomorrow and the only pans that I have is 9in and I see you said to multiply the recipe By 1.33 but I have no idea how to do that is there anyway you can help me please
ReplyDo you recommend cake flour or All Purpose?
ReplyHi, I've just made this cake. I used what we call 'plain flour' here in the U.K. and, from what I can tell, all purpose flour is what Americans call plain flour, so you could easily use all purpose. Hope this helps
ReplyHi, I've just baked this cake for my mum's birthday and am made up with the results. The recipe was so easy to follow, and tastes delicious. I used a wooden spoon to do all the mixing and beating, as I couldn't find my electric whisk. Also,I only have one round cake tin (no idea what size it is) so I roughly divided the mixture by eye, and left one half of the mix in the fridge while the first half cooked. I then relined the tin and stuck the other half in the oven. Worked perfectly. The m
ReplyHi! Awesome recipe, for the oil what did you use?
ReplyI made the Vanilla Birthday cake for my Husbands Birthday yesterday. Best cake I have every made thank you for the recipe.Going to make another next week just to practice. 🎂
Replythanks for the recipe! can it be frozen?!
ReplyI froze one-half last night. We might eat it later this week. I can tell you how it tastes. My guess is that it will be great.
Replymade this cake for my dad's birthday this month. It was tasty! We didn't put any frosting on it though. We ate one with whip cream and strawberries on it. Now, we have the other pan to think about haha. Thanks for the recipe! Next time, perhaps I can layer it and make it pretty.
ReplyHi, if I put one cake in the oven one at a time should I put it for 20 mins each instead of 40.? Asking because my oven fits only 1
ReplyIs it okay If i want to lessen the amount of sugar? Or is it okay if i use half regular sugar and half brown sugar??
ReplyHi, You can cut the sugar by 10-20% but not more. I would not recommend using brown sugar in this recipe.
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