CLASSIC BIRTHDAY CAKE
Cakes are made from various combinations of refined flour, some form of shortening, sweetening, egg, milk, leavening agent, and flavoring. There literally thousands of cake recipes and many are centuries old. Cake making is no longer a complicated procedure.
For a festive occasion, few treats can match the celebratory spirit of a classic birthday cake-and this easy-to-follow formula is the only one you'll ever need.
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Birthday cake
This easy-to-prepare yellow cake recipe with buttercream frosting will become at any birthday celebration. It's the perfect cake to eat with ice cream.
Servings-12
Prep Time-25 min
Total Time-1 hr 35 min
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Ingredients
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3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup butter, softened
4 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup milk
Frosting
3/4 cup butter, softened
6 cups powdered sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
How to Make Birthday Cake
1. Heat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour 2 (9-inch) round baking pans. Set aside.
2.Combine flour, baking powder, and 1\2 teaspoon salt in a bowl, set aside.
3.Beat 1 1/2 cups sugar and 3/4 cup butter in another bowl at medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until creamy.
4.Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
5.Add 1 tablespoon vanilla; mix well. Add flour mixture alternately with milk, beating at low speed after each addition just until mixed.
6.Divide batter evenly between prepared pans. Bake 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Place onto cooling racks; cool 10 minutes. Loosen cake by running a knife around inside edge of pans carefully remove the cake from; cool completely.
7.Beat 3/4 cup butter in bowl at medium speed until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar and 1/8 teaspoon salt alternately with whipping cream and 1 teaspoon vanilla, scraping bowl often, until well mixed.
8.Place 1 cake layer on serving plate, bottom-side up; frost top. Place remaining cake layer over frosting, bottom-side down frost top, and sides of the cake. Decorate as desired.
Nutritional Facts
| 1 serving | |
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| calories | 710 |
| Cholesterol | 130 mg |
| Carbohydrates | 0 g |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Fat | 27 g |
| Sodium | 470 mg |
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