Cherry Vanilla Layer Cake

12 ingredients
16 steps

Ingredients

  • 3 cup cake flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 2/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2/3 cup milk, I use whole milk
  • 1 recipe Fresh Cherry Mousse, prepared and chilled in a large bowl 2 hours before needed recipe attached in direction step #8
  • 1/4 cup dark chocolate shavings
  • 2 tbsp muti colored sprinkles

Directions

  1. 1
    Spray- 3 - 8 inche round cake pans with bakers spray.
  2. 2
    Preheat oven to350
  3. 3
    Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a bowl, set aside
  4. 4
    In a large bowl beat butter and sugar together until creamy about 2 minutes.
  5. 5
    Add flour am milk and stir just until moist, add eggs and vanilla and beat just until smooth
  6. 6
    Pour evenly into prepared pans smoothing tops and bake 15 to 23 minutes until a toothpick comes out just clean
  7. 7
    Cool 10 minutes on wire rack in pan, then remove from pans and cool completely
  8. 8
    FILL AND FROST CAKE
  9. 9
    Place 1 cake layer on serving plate,bottom side up
  10. 10
    Frost with some of the cherry mousse, recipe attached below
  11. 11
    Top with second layer of cake, bottom side up
  12. 12
    Frost with more cherry mousse
  13. 13
    Place third laer, top side up
  14. 14
    Frost entire cake with remaining g mousse
  15. 15
    Garnish cake with chocolate shavings, cherries and sprinkles.
  16. 16
    Chill cake at least 2 hours before cutting to allow mousse c to set back up

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