French Vanilla Cake Food

FRENCH VANILLA CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Grease, line and flour two 23cm/9in round pans.
• Sift the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder and salt) together and set aside.
• Beat 100g softened butter for 3 minutes until light and fluffy. Add the sugar and beat another 3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.
• Add the flour mixture, 100g at a time, alternating with the milk and ending with the flour mixture. Add the vanilla and mix well. Pour evenly into the prepared cake pans.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or when a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Transfer cakes to a rack and cool for 5 minutes. Run a knife around the sides of the cake, unmold them and peel off the paper liner. Invert and cool to room temperature, right side up (These cooled cakes may be wrapped airtight and stored at room temperature overnight, or frozen up to two months).
• For the frosting, place 100g softened butter in a mixing bowl with 350g of the icing sugar. Add 1 tablespoon of vanilla and milk; mix well. Add half of the remaining icing sugar and mix, adding more until you reach the desired consistency to spread. You may not need all of the sugar specified. Beat until light and fluffy; spread on cooled cake.

FRENCH VANILLA BRICKLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease generously and flour 10-inch Bundt®pan.
• For cake, combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, sweetened condensed milk and butter in large bowl.
• Beat at medium speed with electric mixer for 2 minutes.
• Fold in brickle chips.
• Pour into pan.
• Bake at 350°F for 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan 25 minutes.
• Invert onto serving plate.
• Cool completely.
• For glaze, combine frosting and brown sugar in small bowl.
• Stir in milk until blended.
• Drizzle over cake.
• Sprinkle with reserved brickle chips.

BASIC VANILLA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter two 9-inch-round cake pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper; butter the parchment and dust the pans with flour, tapping out the excess.
• Whisk 3 cups flour, the baking powder and salt in a bowl until combined. Beat 2 sticks butter and the sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Reduce the mixer speed to medium; beat in the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the bowl as needed. Beat in the vanilla. (The mixture may look separated at this point.) Beat in the flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the milk, beginning and ending with flour, until just smooth.
• Divide the batter between the prepared pans. Bake until the cakes are lightly golden on top and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer to racks and let cool 10 minutes, then run a knife around the edge of the pans and turn the cakes out onto the racks to cool completely. Remove the parchment. Trim the tops of the cakes with a long serrated knife to make them level, if desired.

THE BEST VANILLA CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Arrange a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat two 9-inch cake pans with nonstick cooking spray. Line the bottoms with parchment paper rounds; lightly coat the paper with nonstick spray.
• Whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a large bowl until combined. Beat the butter, granulated sugar, oil and vanilla with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the eggs and yolks one at a time, beating to blend between additions and occasionally scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl until the batter is completely combined, smooth and creamy. With the mixer on low, add the dry ingredients in 3 additions, alternating with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients.
• Scrape the batter evenly into the prepared pans. Smooth the tops. Bake, rotating the pans from left to right halfway through, until the cakes are a light golden brown and a tester inserted into the centers comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes. Transfer the pans to a wire rack and let the cakes cool for 30 minutes. Run a knife around the sides of the cakes and invert onto the wire rack. Remove the parchment and let the cakes cool completely.
• For the frosting: Beat the butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until smooth, about 1 minute. Reduce the speed to low and gradually mix in the confectioners' sugar until completely smooth. With the motor running, drizzle in the heavy cream, vanilla and salt. Increase the speed to high and beat until the frosting is light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
• To assemble the cake: Place one cake, domed-side down, on a platter. Spread 1 1/2 cups of the frosting evenly over the top. Place the remaining cake, domed-side up, on top. Spread the top with 1 1/2 cups of the frosting. Frost the sides of the cake with 1 1/2 cups of the frosting and smooth out completely to make an even crumb coat. (It's ok if some of the cake shows through. This is just a base layer.) Refrigerate for 30 minutes to let the frosting set.
• Spread the remaining frosting over the top and sides, smoothing it out.

FOODCHANNEL EDITOR

Steps:

• 1 Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix cake mix, eggs, milk, oil and French Vanilla Blend in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed 1 minute. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-inch round baking pans. 2 Bake as directed on package. Cool on wire racks. 3 Place 1 cake layer on serving plate. Spread with about 1/2 cup of Whipped French Vanilla Buttercream Frosting. Top with remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides of cake with remaining frosting. Garnish as desired.

FRENCH VANILLA-CARAMEL CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Beat first 7 ingredients in large bowl with mixer until blended. Remove 1/2 cup batter; place in small bowl. Pour remaining batter into greased and floured 12-cup fluted tube pan or 10-inch tube pan.
• Microwave caramels and 2 tsp. water in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 30 sec.; stir. Continue microwaving until caramels are completely melted, stirring every 10 sec. Add to reserved cake batter; mix well. Drop by spoonfuls over batter in pan; swirl gently with knife.
• Bake 1 hour or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 10 min. Loosen cake from sides of pan with knife. Invert onto wire rack; gently remove pan. Cool cake completely.
• Beat all remaining ingredients except nuts with mixer until blended; drizzle over cake. Sprinkle with nuts.