Chef Stephen Collucci'S Vanilla Cake Recipe

Name: Chef Stephen Collucci'S Vanilla Cake Recipe
Ingredients: 13 1/2 ounces all-purpose flour (about 3 cups); 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 pound (2 cups) sugar; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 10 eggs; Cooking spray, butter or shortening for pans

8 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

13 1/2 ounces all-purpose flour (about 3 cups)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 pound (2 cups) sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
10 eggs
Cooking spray, butter or shortening for pans

Directions

1

Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Line sheet or cake pans with parchment and lightly grease with cooking spray, shortening or butter.
2

Place butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and cream together until smooth, about 3 minutes.
3

Whisk eggs with vanilla, and gradually stream into batter in 3-4 additions, scraping the sides of the bowl in between. Beat for an additional 3-5 minutes, until the mixtures is smooth and fluffy.
4

On low speed, add the dry ingredients and mix until batter just becomes homogenous. Scrape down the bowl, and mix further until the batter is smooth.
5

Pour batter into lined and greased cake pans and bake until the center of the cake springs back; roughly 15-20 minutes depending on the size of the pan. Cool completely before cutting or frosting.