Birthday Cake
This easy-to-prepare yellow cake recipe with buttercream frosting will be welcome at any birthday celebration. It’s the perfect cake to eat with ice cream.
Prep: 25min
Total: 0min
Yield: 12 servings
Nutrition Facts: calories 710 calories, Fat 27 grams, Saturated Fat grams, Trans Fat grams, Cholesterol 130 milligrams, Sodium 470 milligrams, Carbohydrate 111 grams, Fiber 1 grams, Sugar grams, Protein 6 grams
Ingredients:
- Cake
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened
- 4 large Land O Lakes® Eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup milk
- Frosting
- 3/4 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup Land O Lakes® Heavy Whipping Cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instruction:
- Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 2 (9-inch) round baking pans. Set aside.
- Combine flour, baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt in bowl. Set aside.
- Beat 1 1/2 cups sugar and 3/4 cup butter in another bowl at medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until creamy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add 1 tablespoon vanilla; mix well. Add flour mixture alternately with milk, beating at low speed after each addition just until mixed.
- Divide batter evenly between prepared pans. Bake 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Place onto cooling racks; cool 10 minutes. Loosen cake by running knife around inside edge of pans. Carefully remove cake from pans; cool completely.
- 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.
- 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 cake. Decorate as desired.
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FAQ
Which type of cake is best for birthday?
The most loved cake flavour for birthday and anniversary cakes is chocolate. This decadent cake flavour has been satiating many people’s sweet teeth for decades. Chocolate has a rich history that makes it more enticing and flavoursome.
Is it cheaper to buy or make a birthday cake?
What is the difference between birthday cake and regular cake?
Which is the most delicious cake?
- Funfetti cake. …
- Pineapple Upside Down cake. …
- Lemon Cake. …
- Black Forest Cake. …
- Cheesecake. …
- Vanilla Cake. …
- Red Velvet Cake. The second most popular cake is the gorgeous-looking red velvet cake. …
- Chocolate Cake. The chocolate cake very obviously secures the first rank.
