Easy cake frosting recipe without vanilla

Easy cake frosting recipe without vanilla

Ingredients

Cake

  • 1 stick unsalted butter, softened, plus much more for cake pans and parchment
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 3 large eggs, 70 degrees
  • 1 cup dairy
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla flavoring

Frosting

  • 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, 70 degrees
  • 5 cups confectioner's sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
  • 1/4 cup dairy
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla flavoring

Directions

For that cake:

Preheat oven to 350 levels. Butter two 8-inch round cake pans and line bottoms with parchment butter parchment too. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Beat together butter and granulated sugar having a mixer on medium speed until combined, one to two minutes. Add eggs and beat well, scraping lower sides of bowl as necessary. Reduce speed to low and progressively add flour mixture, beating until combined. Add milk and vanilla and beat until just combined.

Divide batter between pans smooth tops by having an offset spatula. Bake until golden along with a toothpick placed into centers arrives clean, 33 to 35 minutes. Let cakes awesome in pans on wire racks fifteen minutes. Come out cakes onto racks to awesome completely.

For that frosting:

Beat together butter and cream cheese having a mixer on medium-high-speed until pale and creamy, about one minute. Reduce speed to medium. Add confectioner's sugar, 1 cup at any given time, beating well after each addition. Add salt, milk, and vanilla and beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Otherwise using immediately, cover the surface of frosting with plastic wrap. Frosting could be refrigerated within an airtight container as much as 7 days. Before using, provide 70 degrees, then beat on low speed until smooth.

Place 1 cake layer on the cake plate and spread 1 cup frosting on the top. Place remaining cake layer on the top. Spread top and sides of cake with remaining frosting, swirling to coat inside a decorative fashion. (If frosting becomes too soft, refrigerate to set.) Cake could be engrossed in a cake dome and refrigerated overnight. Bring cake to 70 degrees before serving.

Cook's Notes

Cream cheese is paramount to frosting that's sweet although not cloying.

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