Description
The most extraordinary Moist Vanilla Layer Cake made by preheating oven to 350°F greasing flouring and lining two 9-inch pans whisking 3 cups flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda and 1/2 tsp salt beating 1 cup softened butter and 2 cups sugar medium-high 2 to 3 minutes pale and fluffy adding 4 room temperature eggs and 1 extra yolk one at a time beating thoroughly then 2 tsp vanilla extract and 1 tbsp vanilla bean paste stirring 1/2 cup room temperature sour cream and 3/4 cup room temperature buttermilk on low alternating flour in 3 additions with sour cream buttermilk in 2 additions beginning and ending with flour just combined dividing between pans baking 28 to 32 minutes until toothpick clean and tops spring back cooling 10 minutes then on racks then beating 16 oz room temperature cream cheese and 1/2 cup room temperature butter silky smooth adding 4 to 5 cups sifted powdered sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp vanilla bean paste and salt beating 3 minutes incredibly fluffy assembling with cream cheese frosting between and over layers. A completely perfect moist vanilla bean buttermilk sour cream cream cheese frosting layer cake recipe.
Ingredients
3 cups All-Purpose Flour
2 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 tsp Salt
1 cup Unsalted Butter softened
2 cups Granulated Sugar
4 large Eggs room temperature
1 large Egg Yolk room temperature
2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
1 tbsp Vanilla Bean Paste
1/2 cup Sour Cream room temperature
3/4 cup Buttermilk room temperature
16 oz Full-Fat Brick-Style Cream Cheese room temperature
1/2 cup Unsalted Butter room temperature for frosting
4 to 5 cups Powdered Sugar sifted
1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract for frosting
1 tsp Vanilla Bean Paste for frosting
Pinch of Salt
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F 175°C. Grease flour and line two 9-inch pans.
2. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
3. Beat softened butter and sugar medium-high 2 to 3 minutes pale and fluffy.
4. Add eggs and extra yolk one at a time. Beat thoroughly. Add vanilla extract and vanilla bean paste.
5. Stir sour cream and buttermilk. On low alternate flour in 3 additions with sour cream-buttermilk in 2 additions beginning and ending with flour. Mix just combined.
6. Divide between pans. Bake 28 to 32 minutes until toothpick clean.
7. Cool 10 minutes. Transfer to racks. Cool completely.
8. Beat cream cheese and butter silky smooth. Add powdered sugar, vanilla extract, vanilla bean paste, and salt. Beat 3 minutes incredibly fluffy.
9. Assemble with frosting between and over layers.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 32 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Cake, Birthday, Vanilla, Celebration
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 530
- Sugar: 55g
- Sodium: 280mg
- Fat: 27g
- Saturated Fat: 17g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 67g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 130mg
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