Vanilla Buttermilk Cake
Simple and tender vanilla buttermilk cake takes well to all sorts of frostings. It makes a perfect birthday cake!
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature/softened
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 ½ cups well-shaken buttermilk
- 3 cups frosting of choice
Instructions
- In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar together using an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in the eggs one at a time; add the vanilla.
- In another large bowl, whisk together the flours, baking powder and salt. With mixer on low, add half the flour mixture to the butter and egg mixture and beat until just combined. Add the buttermilk and mix well to combine. Add the remaining flour mixture and beat until just combined, scraping down the bowl as necessary.
- Pour batter into the prepared pans, place in the oven and bake for about 45 minutes, until a tester inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean. Remove from oven and place on a rack to cool for 15 minutes, then turn the cake out onto the rack to cool completely.
- We used a simple buttercream frosting — 1 cup butter, at room temperature/softened, 3 ½ cups confectioners sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 3-4 tablespoons milk, and Elsie’s choice of food coloring — but this would be gorgeous with a chocolate ganache or even a maple-cream cheese frosting.
Nutrition
Calories: 460kcalCarbohydrates: 60gProtein: 8gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 118mgSodium: 252mgPotassium: 167mgFiber: 2gSugar: 32gVitamin A: 723IUCalcium: 137mgIron: 2mg
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