Basic Vanilla Cake Batter Recipe

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Basic Vanilla Cake Batter
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Ingredients
9
Count
Nutrition
4440
Calories
Total time
20
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 3 cups cake flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk

Directions:

  1. Beat sugar and butter at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer until creamy and fluffy (about 5 minutes). Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until yellow disappears after each addition. Beat in vanilla and almond extracts.
  2. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl; add to sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at medium-low speed just until blended after each addition. (Batter will be thick.) Use immediately.
  3. Ultimate Vanilla Cake Batter: Substitute 2 tsp. vanilla bean paste for vanilla extract. Proceed with recipe as directed.
  4. Chocolate Cake Batter: Reduce cake flour to 2 cups. Proceed with recipe as directed in Step 1. Whisk 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa into flour mixture in Step 2; proceed with recipe as directed. Beat 1/3 cup hot water into batter just until smooth.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 4439.78 Kcal (18588 kJ)
Calories from fat 1892.97 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 210.33g 324%
Cholesterol 1073mg 358%
Sodium 1096.74mg 46%
Potassium 1792.42mg 38%
Total Carbs 578.4g 193%
Sugars 248g 992%
Dietary Fiber 8.37g 33%
Protein 62g 124%
Vitamin A 2.3mg 76%
Iron 32.4mg 180%
Calcium 805.9mg 81%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 344.38 Kcal (1442 kJ)
Calories from fat 146.83 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.31g 324%
Cholesterol 83.23mg 358%
Sodium 85.07mg 46%
Potassium 139.03mg 38%
Total Carbs 44.87g 193%
Sugars 19.24g 992%
Dietary Fiber 0.65g 33%
Protein 4.81g 124%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 76%
Iron 2.5mg 180%
Calcium 62.5mg 81%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 105.5
    Points
  • 122
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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