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Moist Vanilla Cake
The foundational vanilla cake — soft, buttery, and perfectly tender. Use it as a base for any flavor.
Prep: 20 min · Cook: 30 min · Total: 50 min12 servingsEasy4.8 (63 reviews)350 calories per serving
Last tested: 2026-09-10
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Servings12
📋 Ingredients
👩🍳 Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F. Grease and flour two 20cm/8-inch round pans.
- 2
Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.
- 3
Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
- 4
Beat in eggs one at a time, then vanilla.
- 5
Alternate adding flour mixture and milk in three additions, mixing on low after each.
- 6
Divide batter between pans. Smooth the tops.
- 7
Bake 25-30 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- 8
Cool in pans 10 minutes, then turn out onto racks to cool completely.
🔄 Swap Table
Original: Whole milk
Swap: Buttermilk (180ml + ½ tsp baking soda)
Extra tender crumb, slight tang
Original: All-purpose flour
Swap: Cake flour (300g)
Even more tender — this is bakery-level
Original: Butter
Swap: Coconut oil (150g)
Dairy-free, slightly denser
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