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Basic Vanilla Cake

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Level: Easy Prep: 30 min Yield: two 9-inch cakes

Total: 1 hr Cook: 30 min

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2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature,
plus more for the pans
1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter
two 9-inch-round cake pans and line the
bottoms with parchment paper; butter the
3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for the pans parchment and dust the pans with flour, tapping out
the excess.
1 tablespoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt 2 Whisk 3 cups flour, the baking powder and
salt in a bowl until combined. Beat 2 sticks
1 1/4 cups sugar butter and the sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on
medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3
4 large eggs, at room temperature minutes. Reduce the mixer speed to medium; beat
in the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the bowl
1 tablespoon vanilla extract as needed. Beat in the vanilla. (The mixture may
look separated at this point.) Beat in the flour
1 1/4 cups whole milk (or 3/4 cup heavy cream mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the milk,
mixed with 1/2 cup water) beginning and ending with flour, until just smooth.

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around the edge of the pans and turn the cakes out
onto the racks to cool completely. Remove the
parchment. Trim the tops of the cakes with a long
serrated knife to make them level, if desired.

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Anonymous 14 days ago

This cake is horrible. It’s dry and way too dense. I thought I just couldn’t bake cake well but I’ve made several other cakes now that
were all really good and realized that this one is absolute garbage. It comes up as the number one recipe when you search for cakes,
but whatever you do don’t use it.

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Anonymous 16 days ago

Horrible. My cake overflowed in the oven, causing a house fire.

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Amy W. 16 days ago

Smells weird like a bland pancake, but tastes like cornbread! Very odd that anyone could like this, but everyone is different I suppose....

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Anonymous 20 days ago

Easy and delicious!!!

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Anonymous 31 days ago

I agree with the last person who reviewed it. While I was baking it, it was a weird consistency, so I was worried it would not come out
right. I literally said, "tastes like cornbread" when I tried it! Don't waste your time!

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Anonymous 56 days ago

Awful recipe. Tastes like cornbread.

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Anonymous 33 days ago

rooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood

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Sophia Silveira Squire 32 days ago

probaby beacuse you did it wrong my turned out beautiful and delisious

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Anonymous 61 days ago

So I followed the recipe as written. Never does. It say "combine dry ingredients, set bowl aside!" So I kept adding things as listed then
it says to add flour and cream equally? What? Wait! So I'm not sure what I will get when this is over!

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Anonymous 56 days ago

It's the first sentence in step two...

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Dalila Sabic 62 days ago

5 out of 5 would recommend. It tastes bomb and it was good for stacking. I was probably most happy with this cake that I have ever
been with one of my creations. Awesome and i'm so happy with it.

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Houssein Ben Ahmed 80 days ago

Great recipe.
Cake looks great and tastes great! This is my go to recipe for cake now.

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Anonymous 90 days ago

It turned out ok but had the taste of a pancake and very little vanilla taste. Plus it was super dense. It is an ok recipe but I used Mexican
vanilla which has more vanilla flavor to it. But like I said a biscuit or pancake type taste and super dense.

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