Here’s a simple and delicious homemade vanilla cake recipe that you can easily bake at home using basic ingredients.
🎂 Basic Vanilla Cake Recipe
🕒 Prep Time: 15 minutes
🕒 Bake Time: 30–35 minutes
🍽️ Serves: 8–10
🧂 Ingredients:
- 1 cup (200g) sugar
- ½ cup (115g) unsalted butter (softened)
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1½ cups (190g) all-purpose flour
- 1¾ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ cup (120ml) milk
- Pinch of salt (optional)
🍰 Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Grease and lightly flour a 9-inch round or square cake pan.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Stir in the vanilla extract.
- In another bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, alternating with the milk. Mix until just combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and spread it evenly.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let it cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
🍫 Optional Add-ons:
- Frost with buttercream or chocolate frosting.
- Add chocolate chips, nuts, or fruit to the batter.
- Dust with powdered sugar for a simple finish.
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