Description
Layer cakes are a delightful way to celebrate any occasion, bringing together fluffy cake layers and rich frosting for a memorable dessert experience.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups cake flour
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup whole milk (or almond milk)
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Prepare two round cake pans by greasing them and lining with parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes).
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition, then stir in vanilla extract.
- In another bowl, whisk together flour and baking powder. Gradually add this dry mixture to the wet ingredients, alternating with milk.
- Divide the batter evenly between prepared pans and bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cool the cakes in their pans for 10 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (100g)
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 70mg