At low speed, beat in buttermilk until just combined (mixture will look curdled). Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well and scraping down the bowl after each addition. 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. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. (Alternately, you can use a cooking spray, either with just butter or butter and flour to speed this process up.) Butter two 9-inch round cake pans and line with circles of parchment paper, then butter parchment.
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Yield: Two 9-inch round, 2-inch tall cake layers, and, in theory, 22 to 24 cupcakes, two 8-inch squares or a 9×13 single-layer cake (I have yet to audition the cupcakes, shame on me)Ĥ cups plus 2 tablespoons (480 to 530 grams due to variance between brands) cake flour (not self-rising)Ģ sticks (1 cup, 1/2 pound or 225 grams) unsalted butter, softened And if you’ve ever tried a yellow cake mix and wondered why yours didn’t come out that consistently plush (but not freakishly unnatural) at home, dare I say it’s because you hadn’t made this one yet? This is mine, and dare I say, it should be yours too. Two years ago: Ratatouille-Style RatatouilleĮveryone needs a killer yellow cake recipe. For the size cake here (2 9-inch layers), you’ll want to use 2 to 2 1/2 times the recipe. However, for a more classic (but better than classic, in my opinion) chocolate buttercream, I highly recommend this one. And it is sour, of course, as sour cream is the base. [ Updated suggestion 12/09: Some of you have responded that you find the Chocolate Sour Cream Frosting a bit too sour for your tastes. Layer Cake Tips: I’ve got lots of them, over here.Ĭelebration Cakes, previously: More layers, frostings and fillings over here.
Er, who am I kidding? Definitely the confetti sprinkles. The cake doesn’t require a syrup-basting to stay moist and the frosting doesn’t even demand an electric mixer. The frosting has no butter or eggs, and barely any added sweetener. The cake has no weird preservatives or unnatural flavorings in it. Phew, I mean, because we ordered a crib this weekend and everything - I’d hate to cut it much closer! But this is It, this is what I consider the Best Birthday Cake out there: two moist and flavorful vanilla cake layers swathed in a shiny, simple chocolate frosting. Well, I’m pleased to announce that with a mere 10 weeks left, I’m finally ready to be a mom. Those other frostings have their place, but my go-to chocolate frosting needn’t be so complicated. Plus easy and drama-free - no tempered egg whites and no praying that the KitchenAid Gods will whiz a sloshy, curdled mess into a smooth and shiny frosting after 20-plus minutes.
I wanted something not aggressively buttery or saccharine. I also hadn’t found The One in the chocolate frosting department. And although I’ve made my share of vanilla layer cakes, such as this delicious one for that wedding cake or this one that everyone needs in their repertoire because it is infinitely memorize-able, I hadn’t yet found The One.
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It’s just that it has always been on my agenda to crack the code at home, using the kind of ingredients I’m a little more proud to put my efforts behind. It’s the Smitten Kitchen, afterall: People have expectations!īut I’m not knocking on Duncan Hines, or anyone else who - like me - thinks they do a frighteningly good job of making a consistently perfect, moist and plush yellow layer cake. And apparently - and yes, probably ridiculously - central to my image of the kind of mom I want to be is not to have to turn to a box of Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Butter Recipe Golden (anyone else ever been perplexed by this wording?) cake mix to get a reliably perfect two-layer celebration cake. But me, I actually had a moment of panic because I hadn’t yet found the perfect yellow layer cake recipe. Some people find out they’re going to be parents and - you know, after the whole “yay babies!” cheer has simmered down a bit - freak out because they haven’t yet a) traveled the world, b) made their first million, paid off all of their debt and saved up enough for $200 toys for their little snowflake or c) well, grown up yet.
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