Basic Vanilla Cake Batter

Name: Basic Vanilla Cake Batter
Ingredients: 2 cups sugar; 1 cup butter, softened; 3 large eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon almond extract; 3 cups cake flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 cup buttermilk

9 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1 cup butter, softened
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
3 cups cake flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk

Directions

1

Beat sugar and butter at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer until creamy and fluffy (about 5 minutes). Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until yellow disappears after each addition. Beat in vanilla and almond extracts.
2

Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl; add to sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at medium-low speed just until blended after each addition. (Batter will be thick.) Use immediately.
3

Ultimate Vanilla Cake Batter: Substitute 2 tsp. vanilla bean paste for vanilla extract. Proceed with recipe as directed.
4

Chocolate Cake Batter: Reduce cake flour to 2 cups. Proceed with recipe as directed in Step Whisk 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa into flour mixture in Step 2; proceed with recipe as directed. Beat 1/3 cup hot water into batter just until smooth.
5

Add an additional 1/4 tsp. vanilla extract if you do not have almond extract.