- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: Two eight inch rounds
- Category: dessert
- Method: oven
- Cuisine: american
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: Two eight inch rounds
- Category: dessert
- Method: oven
- Cuisine: american
The Best Vanilla Cake Ever
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups cake flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/3 cups buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F and grease and flour two 8 or 9 inch cake pans. Set aside.
- In a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat the softened butter and oil together until they become homogenous, about 3 minutes. This will not work if your butter is not completely room temperature.
- Slowly add the granulated sugar to the oil and butter, beating on high until the mixture is light and fluffy and turns a very pale yellow, about 3 minutes.
- Add the eggs in one at time, scraping down the bowl in between each addition. Add the vanilla extract. Beat the mixture on high for 3 minutes more to incorporate as much air as possible.
- In separate bowl sift together the cake flour, salt, and baking powder. Alternate mixing in the dry ingredients and the buttermilk in 4 batches, starting with the buttermilk and ending with the dry ingredients. It’s okay if the batter still has a few lumps in it–you don’t want to over mix it.
- Split the batter evenly into the prepared pans and bake for 30 minutes or until the cake is a lightly golden brown and springs back when pressed. This will depend on your oven. Take out of the oven and transfer to a cooling rack. Let the cakes cool completely and frost with your favorite frosting.
Notes
- Make sure ALL ingredients are at a true room temperature. If your butter is not at room temperature you will not be able to combine it with the oil!
- If you don’t have buttermilk on hand, make this easy substitute from ingredients you already have!
- If you don’t have cake flour, you can sub it out fro 2 2/3 cup all purpose flour.
- Keep a close eye on the cake while they bake because every oven is different.
- Freeze your cakes before assembling for easy frosting!
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