Here's a simple way to make a basic vanilla cake from scratch:
🎂 Easy Vanilla Cake Recipe
🧾 Ingredients:
1 cup (200g) sugar
1/2 cup (115g) butter
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups (190g) all-purpose flour
1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup (120ml) milk
🍴 Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a cake pan.
Cream butter and sugar
In a bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
Add eggs and vanilla
Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla extract.
Mix dry ingredients
In another bowl, combine the flour and baking powder.
Combine everything
Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, alternating with milk. Mix until smooth.
Bake
Pour batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 30–35 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool
Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.