Vanilla Cake Recipe

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Ingredients
8
Count
Nutrition
401
Calories
Total time
50
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 192 g butter
  • 190 g sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 192 g german 405 flour (american all-purpose flour might work)
  • 1.5 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup milk (180 ml)
  • 1 tbsp and 1/4tsp vanilla extract (i used spice island brand)

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 325°F
  2. Butter and flour an 8 x8 square baking pan.
  3. Stir the flour, salt and baking powder together with a fork or whisk to mix thoroughly, set aside.
  4. Combine the milk and the vanilla extract, set aside.
  5. In a large mixing bowl, use a hand held mixer to cream the butter and sugar together till light and fluffy (about 5 minutes).
  6. Add the eggs one at a time and beat on high for 1 minute after each addition
  7. Add 1/3 of the flour and mix on medium for 1 minute. Stir down the sides and bottom of the bowl after each addition of flour.
  8. Add 1/2 of the milk mix on medium till combined.
  9. Repeat with another 1/3 of the flour. Stir down the sides and bottom again.
  10. Add the second half of the milk mixture and mix on medium again until combined.
  11. Add the last third of the flour and mix on medium until combined. Stir down the sided and bottom again and then mix on high for one minute.
  12. Pour into pan. Place in center of oven on the middle rack.
  13. Check after 48 minutes. It should be dark golden brown. Insert a toothpick. It should come out with crumbs (NOT batter) stuck to it. If there is batter it needs to bake a couple more minutes. (This was something I learned from baking911. The cake is hot enought with crumbs clinging to the toothpick for it to finish baking after being removed from the oven. I find it really helps to keep the cake moist).
  14. This will fill the pan about 3/4 full. While baking it rises just about the top of the pan. When it cools, it will drop a little and be almost perfectly flat. I find it so sweet and moist that it really doesn't need frosting if you are using it right away.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 400.98 Kcal (1679 kJ)
Calories from fat 219.92 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 24.44g 38%
Cholesterol 121.81mg 41%
Sodium 815.09mg 34%
Potassium 226.45mg 5%
Total Carbs 41g 14%
Sugars 24.63g 99%
Dietary Fiber 1.71g 7%
Protein 5.29g 11%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 8%
Iron 1.4mg 8%
Calcium 144mg 14%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 341.35 Kcal (1429 kJ)
Calories from fat 187.21 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.8g 38%
Cholesterol 103.7mg 41%
Sodium 693.87mg 34%
Potassium 192.77mg 5%
Total Carbs 34.91g 14%
Sugars 20.97g 99%
Dietary Fiber 1.45g 7%
Protein 4.5g 11%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 8%
Iron 1.2mg 8%
Calcium 122.6mg 14%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 9.7
    Points
  • 11
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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