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basic vanilla cake

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Private Recipe by
Doris Fisher
Marion, NC

Food Network

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cook time 35 Min

Ingredients For basic vanilla cake

  • 2 stick
    butter, room temperature, plus more for pans
  • 3 c
    all purpose flour, plus more for pans
  • 1 Tbsp
    baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 1/4 c
    sugar
  • 4 lg
    eggs, room temp.
  • 1 Tbsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 c
    whole milk

How To Make basic vanilla cake

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter two 9-inch round cake pans and line bottoms with parchment paper, butter parchment and dust the pans with flour, tapping out excess.
  • 2
    Whisk 3 cups flour, the baking powder and salt in a bowl until combined. Beat 2 sticks butter and the sugar in a large bowl with mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Reduce mixer speed to medium, beat in eggs, one at a time, scraping sides of bowl as needed. Beat in vanilla. (Mixture may look separated at this point.) Beat in flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the milk, beginning and ending with flour, just until smooth.
  • 3
    Divide batter between pans. Bake until lightly golden on top and tests done, 30-35 minutes. transfer to racks and cool 10 minutes, then turn out onto racks to cool completely. remove parchment.
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