from Le Dolci
There’s nothing quite as comforting and delightful as a perfectly baked vanilla cake. Le Dolci, known for its exquisite and delectable confections, unveils its ultimate vanilla cake recipe. Whether you’re a seasoned baker or just starting, this recipe promises to elevate your baking game to new heights.
Ingredients
120g unsalted butter, (room temperature)
420g sugar
3 large eggs (room temperature)
360g all purpose flour
15g baking powder
A few pinches of salt
360g whole milk (room temperature)
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions
Cream the room temperature butter and sugar using an electric mixer until the mixture is pale and fluffy. Scrape down the bowl and mix again briefly.
Add the egg and mix until just combined. Add the eggs one at a time if scaling up this recipe. The batter may look a little lumpy at this stage.
Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl.
Combine the milk and vanilla extract.
Alternate between dry and wet ingredients, starting and ending with dry ingredients. Scrape the bowl from time to time!
Stop the mixer just before everything is totally mixed together and finish mixing by hand until everything is just combined. Do not overmix!
Portion batter into a greased and lined pan. Tap cake pan down on the table to fill in any large air pockets at the bottom of the cake and to have the batter come to level.
Bake at 325F or 160C until golden brown and a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean, ~25 minutes for a tall 6” cake and ~17 minutes for 6” cake layers.
Cool the cake completely then release from the pan. Decorate on the same day or wrap cakes tightly in plastic wrap and store in the freezer (not the fridge) for up to three months.
YIELDS: 2x 6” tall round cake or 6x 6” round cake layers (or adjust cake layers to preferred height/weight and adjust bake times accordingly)
Nada’s Tips & Tricks: Le Dolci not only provides the greatest recipes for the perfect cakes, but they’ll hold your hand as you progress through your mastery of baking and decorating cakes. Check out their classes at https://www.ledolci.com/
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