

The batter will look curdled, but that’s ok. Slowly add the milk and mix until well combined.Add half of the dry ingredients to the batter and mix until mostly combined.Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed to be sure all ingredients are well incorporated. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing until mostly combined after each.Cream butter and sugar: Add the butter, sugar, oil and vanilla extract to a large mixer bowl and beat together until light in color and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes.Mix dry ingredients: Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium sized bowl and set aside.Prep your equipment: Prepare three 8 inch cake pans with parchment paper circles in the bottom and grease the sides.It still uses the creaming method, so it’s not as easy as the throw-and-go style of some of the other options, but there’s a few less steps and such. Easier recipe: And finally, the mixing method is somewhat simplified.But there’s no denying that the oil adds some nice moisture so there’s a touch of it in here for a nice mix of the two. Overall, I love a butter-based vanilla cake. Oil vs butter can be a touchy topic with strong opinions, but this one is the best of both worlds. Butter + Oil: This cake also uses butter with a little bit of oil.Who knew?! I personally love the flavor and moisture it adds to cake, but I omitted it from this one for those are aren’t into it. Milk instead of sour cream: Plus, lots of people aren’t into sour cream.That’s very sad for the yolks that are left on the sidelines wondering what they did wrong to not get picked as players in the cake-making game. This vanilla cupcakes recipe, when made as a cake, uses six. Whole eggs: First, most of the other recipes use just egg whites.What’s different about this cake, you ask? Great question! But my goodness with all the choices, surely there’s something here for everyone. I have no doubt that this will not satisfy all. It’s near and dear to my heart, but alas still not all are satisfied. You can find it in various forms around the blog – both as a cake (like this Rose Water Vanilla Layer Cake) and as cupcakes. I’m still a major fan of this cupcake and it’s been my go-to for some time now. Vanilla Cupcakes Take 3 – Not one to be a quitter as far as finding the one recipe above them all, I shared this one – my Favorite Moist Vanilla Cupcake.Yet again, some people think I’m a genius and others think I’m crazy.

I can’t figure it out, but it’s a sad thing. Like, how does it get better than that? And yet, some people don’t seem to get the right results. Reminds me of a cake mix with it’s ease of putting it together. It’s like the most straight forward ever. Everyone would finally agree that this was “the one”. So I introduced this moist vanilla cupcakes recipe. One that was great as a cake and a cupcake. Vanilla Cupcakes Take 2 – So then I decided I needed a new recipe.It’s not that fabulous as a cupcake though, in my opinion. This cake has been a long standing vanilla cake around here and for the most part satisfies. It’s a super light cake, has a nice fluff factor and again is nice and moist. Vanilla Layer Cake – So then I shared this vanilla layer cake.However, they are on the denser side, especially when made into a cake. But they are super straight forward to make, always turn out and delicious, in my opinion. You can sometimes get little chunks of butter in them (which is actually fine) and they are a little denser than some expect. Crazy! There are hundreds of comments and most people love them, but there are some that don’t. Vanilla Cupcakes – My very first attempt at the best vanilla base was with these vanilla cupcakes almost 4 years ago.You never know, you might want to try those too, if you haven’t already. This is Not My First Attempt at the Best Vanilla Cake Recipeīefore I get into this one, let’s review the old ones. This new one is based on feedback from the others. And since nobody can agree on a “best” vanilla cake (just read the comments on my other vanilla cake/cupcake recipes and you’ll see what I mean), I have several options. It’s basically become my life’s mission to have a vanilla cake recipe for everyone. I wouldn’t declare it my favorite flavor, but it’s super important to have a good vanilla cake in your repertoire and most people have trouble finding one they like. Vanilla is like the most illusive, most basic, most important flavors in all the cake land. At this point, I have a handful of vanilla cake and cupcake recipes and I won’t pretend that I won’t have another at some point. So it’s basically a running joke with a few friends, my mom and the hubs that vanilla cake is like my obsession. This is Not My First Attempt at the Best Vanilla Cake Recipe.
