Best Birthday Cake (Smitten Kitchen) Recipe

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Best Birthday Cake (Smitten Kitchen)
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Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F
  2. Butter two 9-inch round cake pans and line with circles of parchment paper, then butter parchment. (Alternately, you can use a cooking spray, either with just butter or butter and flour to speed this process up.).
  3. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until pale and fluffy, then beat in vanilla. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well and scraping down the bowl after each addition.
  4. At low speed, beat in buttermilk until just combined (mixture will look curdled).
  5. Add flour mixture in three batches, mixing until each addition is just Incorporated.
  6. Spread batter evenly in cake pan, then rap pan on counter several times to eliminate air bubbles.
  7. Bake until golden and a wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes.
  8. Cool in pan on a rack 10 minutes, then run a knife around edge of pan. Invert onto rack and discard parchment, then cool completely, about 1 hour.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 521.07 Kcal (2182 kJ)
Calories from fat 201.8 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22.42g 34%
Cholesterol 128.6mg 43%
Sodium 506.19mg 21%
Potassium 260.07mg 6%
Total Carbs 71.24g 24%
Sugars 26.01g 104%
Dietary Fiber 1.15g 5%
Protein 8.82g 18%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 8%
Iron 4.4mg 25%
Calcium 124.6mg 12%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 296.92 Kcal (1243 kJ)
Calories from fat 114.99 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.78g 34%
Cholesterol 73.28mg 43%
Sodium 288.44mg 21%
Potassium 148.19mg 6%
Total Carbs 40.6g 24%
Sugars 14.82g 104%
Dietary Fiber 0.66g 5%
Protein 5.02g 18%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 8%
Iron 2.5mg 25%
Calcium 71mg 12%

* 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

  • 12.1
    Points
  • 14
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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