Easy Vanilla Cake
This Easy Vanilla Cake recipe is a classic and comes together in minutes. Even if you've never baked a cake from scratch, you will find this simple and achievable!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- ½ cup unsalted butter ((or 1 stick or 113grams) (softened - see notes))
- 1 cup superfine white sugar ((also known as castor sugar))
- 2 eggs ((room temperature))
- 2 cups plain (all purpose) flour ((250 grams))
- 3 teaspoons baking powder ((check the recommended amount for your brand of baking powder - see notes))
- ½ cup whole milk ((for a less dense cake - use ⅔ cup milk))
- 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C.
- 2
Butter and line the base of an 8inch/20cm round deep cake pan then dust with flour to ensure the cake doesn't stick. Remember to use a light colored cake pan.
- 3
Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. I like to sift onto a sheet of baking paper to save washing up.
- 4
Place all ingredients into the bowl of an electric mixer. Mix on low for 30 seconds.
- 5
Scrap the bowl with a rubber spatula to make sure all the flour has been incorporated. Be sure to scrape the bottom - sometimes the mixer blade doesn't full incorporate the ingredients at the bottom.
- 6
Mix again this time on medium speed for 3 minutes. The cake batter should lighten in color and be thick and creamy.
- 7
Scrape the batter into the prepared pan, tap the pan on the kitchen bench to remove excess air bubbles and place into the oven.
- 8
Bake for 35-45 minutes. It will be cooked when the cake no longer jiggles, is coming away from the side of the pan, springs back when pressed and a skewer inserted comes out clean.
- 9
Cool in the pan for 5 minutes before turning out on a wire rack. Flip so that it is up the right way and allow to cool.
- 10
A simple dusting of powdered sugar is all it needs. Can be served warm or cool. Best eaten with 3 days.