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Vanilla Cake Recipe | Basic Vanilla Cake Recipe (Soft & Spongy)

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Total time
60 min
Serves
8
Cuisine
American
Vanilla Cake Recipe | Basic Vanilla Cake Recipe (Soft & Spongy)

Ingredients

  • 3 cups All Purpose Flour ((360 grams))
  • 3 cups Sugar (600 grams (Powdered))
  • 5 Eggs
  • 1 cup Oil ((240 ml))
  • ½ cup Milk ((120 ml))
  • ½ cup Curd ((120 ml))
  • 1 tbsp Vanilla Essence
  • 2 tsp Baking Powder
  • ½ tsp Salt

Steps

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 180 Degree C. Grease three 9 inch round cake pans with oil or butter well. Dust it with flour and coat on all sides, now tap off the excess flour and set aside.

  2. 2

    Break open 5 eggs in a bowl and set aside. Mix flour, baking powder and salt in another bowl and mix well, set aside. Mix curd and milk in a jug and set aside.

  3. 3

    Now take oil, sugar and vanilla in a large mixing bowl, use a electric beater or handheld mixer to beat the mix till it is light and mixed properly.

  4. 4

    Now add in 1 egg at a time and beat well.

  5. 5

    Now add in half the flour mix and fold gently. Pour half the curd and milk mix and fold gently. Now add the remaining flour and curd milk mixture and fold well.

  6. 6

    Now divide the batter between the cake pans and bake for 25 to 30 mins, or untill a skewer inserted comes out clean.

  7. 7

    Remove from the oven and let it cool completely. Now invert the cake and frost it as you wish.

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