Vanilla Wedding Cake

15 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • Cake
  • 3 cups sifted all-purpose whole wheat flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter- room temp
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 4 large egg whites (could omit and use 4 eggs above)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup milk
  • Buttercream Frosting
  • 1 cup softened butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar (1# box)
  • 2-3 tablespoons milk

Directions

  1. 1
    CAKE
  2. 2
    Pre-heat oven to 350 with rack in the center.
  3. 3
    Butter and flour pans.
  4. 4
    In a large bowl of an electric mixer, beat together butter and sugar until well blended.
  5. 5
    Add eggs and vanilla and beat well...scrape down bowl and beater to make sure all is mixed before next addition
  6. 6
    With mixer on lowest speed, alternately add flour mixture and milk. Scrape down again and beat until thoroughly incorporated.
  7. 7
    Divide mixture into pans and bake for 30-40 minutes (will take less time if using white all-purpose flour in place of whole wheat) until a toothpick comes out of center clean. Cool on a wire rack in pan for 10 minutes, then invert onto wire rack to cool completely.
  8. 8
    BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
  9. 9
    Cream butter. Add vanilla and mix well. With mixer on medium speed, slowly add 4 cups confectioners' sugar.
  10. 10
    After all has been incorporated, add 2 TBS. milk. check for desired consistency and add a bit more milk as needed.

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