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The Best Vanilla Cake I've Ever Had - Sally's Baking Addiction

After many cake fails, I found the perfect vanilla cake recipe. With its pillowy soft crumb and creamy vanilla buttercream, this is the best vanilla cake!

Raspberry Lemon Cake

3440 · 50 minutes · An old fashioned Raspberry Lemon Cake recipe with lemon buttercream frosting, made with yogurt, fresh raspberries, and lots of lemon juice for a sweet/tart delicious dessert.

Ingredients

Produce
  • 1 Lemon, zest of
  • 1 1/2 cups Raspberries
Refrigerated
  • 3 Eggs, large
Baking & Spices
  • 2 cups All purpose flour
  • 2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp Baking soda
  • 5 cups Confectioner's sugar
  • 1 cup Granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
Dairy
  • 25 tbsp Butter, unsalted
  • 1 cup Greek yogurt, plain
Other
  • optional 1 small drop yellow gel food coloring
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Berry Mascarpone Layer Cake | The Best Fruitcake Recipe

112 · 71 minutes · This Berry Mascarpone Layer Cake has layers of fluffy vanilla cake, fresh berry filling and mascarpone whipped cream frosting! It's light, fruity and perfect for spring!

Ingredients

Produce
  • 1 1/2 cup Berries, mixed
Refrigerated
  • 2 Eggs, large
Baking & Spices
  • 2 1/2 cups All purpose flour
  • 3 tsp Baking powder
  • 3 tbsp Cornstarch
  • 1 1/2 cups Powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 2 3/4 cups Sugar
  • 1 2/3 tbsp Vanilla
Oils & Vinegars
  • 1/2 cup Vegetable oil
Dairy
  • 2 1/2 cups Heavy whipping cream
  • 16 oz Mascarpone cheese
  • 1 cup Milk
Liquids
  • 1 3/16 cup Water
30 Vintage Cakes from the South That Deserve a Comeback

Bring back a cake just like one of your family recipes growing up with these old-school cakes that are as storied as they are delicious.

Vanilla Velvet Cake | My Cake School

264 · 43 minutes · This moist Vanilla Velvet Cake is rich, creamy, and delicious. The cream cheese in the cake batter along with the buttermilk make for an ultra tender, velvety soft cake. You will love the vanilla flavor as well!

Ingredients

Refrigerated
  • 4 Eggs, large
Baking & Spices
  • 8 g 2 tsp. (8g) vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp Baking soda
  • 3 cups Cake flour- see notes
  • 7 cups Powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Vanilla extract
Oils & Vinegars
  • 1/4 cup Vegetable oil
Dairy
  • 1 1/2 sticks Butter, unsalted
  • 1 cup Buttermilk - see notes
  • 1 8 oz (226g) package Cream cheese
  • 1/3 cup Whole milk or cream
Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Cake

548 · This cake has two layers of vanilla chocolate chip cake with a full layer of chocolate chip cheesecake in the middle!

Ingredients

Refrigerated
  • 3 Egg whites, large
  • 2 Eggs, large
Baking & Spices
  • 1 1/2 cup Chocolate chip, miniature
  • 1 Chocolate chips, miniature
  • 2 1/2 cups Powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 4 tsp Vanilla
  • 1 15.25-ounce box White cake mix
  • 2/3 cup White sugar, granulated
Oils & Vinegars
  • 1/3 cup Canola or vegetable oil
Dairy
  • 1/2 cup Butter
  • 4 8-ounce packages Cream cheese
  • 1/3 cup Heavy whipping cream
  • 1/3 cup Sour cream
Liquids
  • 1 1/4 cups Water
Best Cake Recipes to Try Today

Having a wedding, bridal shower, birthday, baby shower, holiday get together or any other type of party here are the best cake recipes to bake. Whether you want a chocolate cake, carrot cake, vanilla cake, bundt cake, coffee cake or banana cake, you will find a recipe that suits your need.

Italian Cream Cake (Scratch Recipe)

277 · 45 minutes · This amazing Italian Cream Cake recipe has so much flavor from chopped pecans, coconut, cream cheese frosting and more!

Ingredients

Refrigerated
  • 5 Eggs, large
Baking & Spices
  • 6 cups 690g to 747g powdered sugar
  • 2 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 2 tsp Vanilla
Nuts & Seeds
  • 1 cup Coconut, flaked sweetened
  • 1 cup Pecans
  • 1 cup Pecans, toasted
Dairy
  • 1 cup 2 sticks (226g) unsalted butter, unsalted
  • 2 sticks Butter, unsalted
  • 1 cup Buttermilk
  • 16 oz Cream cheese

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