Description
A simple and delicious cake perfect for any birthday celebration, easy to make and customizable with various flavors and decorations.
Ingredients
- 🌾 All-purpose flour – 2 cups (240g)
- 🍬 Granulated sugar – 1 ½ cups (300g)
- 🥄 Baking powder – 2 ½ teaspoons
- 🧂 Salt – ½ teaspoon
- 🧈 Unsalted butter – ½ cup (115g), softened
- 🥚 Large eggs – 3
- 🥛 Milk – 1 cup (240ml)
- 🍦 Vanilla extract – 2 teaspoons
- 🍰 Frosting – 2 cups (for decorating)
- 🎉 Sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream the softened butter and granulated sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time to the butter-sugar mixture, mixing well after each addition, then stir in the vanilla extract.
- Gradually add the dry flour mixture to the wet ingredients, alternating with the milk, starting and ending with the flour mixture.
- Divide the batter evenly between the two prepared cake pans and smooth the tops.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let the cakes cool in the pans for about 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Once cooled, frost the top of one layer, place the second layer on top, and frost the top and sides of the entire cake.
- Decorate with sprinkles and serve!
Notes
- Use room temperature ingredients for better mixing.
- Measure ingredients accurately for best results.
- Don’t overmix the batter to keep the cake fluffy.
- Allow the cake to cool completely before frosting.
- Feel free to experiment with flavors and decorations.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: birthday cake, easy cake, baking, dessert, celebration