Grammy's Kitchen · Vanilla Cake · 6 Inch Zebra Cake with Strawberry Frosting
One of 51 vanilla cake recipes we measured
from sallysbakingaddiction.com
10 cooks on sallysbakingaddiction.com rate it 4.9★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 51.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 246% | 88% |
| total sugar | 450% | 181% |
| egg | 48% | 54% |
| leavener | 2% | 3% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| liquid | 154% | 86% |
| dairy | 154% | 84% |
| chocolate | 6% | 0% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 207 g | 1 and 3/4 cups (207g) sifted all-purpose flour* (spooned & leveled) |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon baking powder |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon baking soda |
| 170 g | 3/4 cup (12 Tbsp; 170g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature |
| 200 g | 1 cups (200g) granulated sugar |
| 100 g | 2 large eggs, at room temperature |
| 60 g | 1/4 cup (60g) sour cream, at room temperature |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract |
| 184 g | 3/4 cup (180ml) buttermilk, at room temperature |
| 13 g | 2 and 1/2 Tablespoons (13g) unsweetened natural cocoa powder |
| 12 g | 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar |
| 15 g | 1 Tablespoon milk or buttermilk, at room temperature |
| 25 g | 1 cup (about 25g) freeze-dried strawberries |
| 340 g | 1 and 1/2 cups (340g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature |
| 720 g | 6 cups (720g) confectioners’ sugar |
| 60 g | 1/4 cup (45ml) heavy cream |
| 9 g | 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract |
| salt, to taste | |
| sprinkles for decorating, if desired |
Method: 9 steps, published by sallysbakingaddiction.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Hi Sally I made this for my daughter’s first birthday, as I was nervous about the marbled sponge I used your vanilla sheet cake sponge recipe and it turned out well. I used a gel coloring in the frosting and it was such a bright pink but very fun and looked fa” — a cook, 5.0★
“Hi Sally! Thank you so much for another incredible recipe! I made this for my daughter's first birthday tomorrow and from the samples I had it is delicious! She is going to be so excited to smash and eat it! The freeze dried strawberry make such a difference!” — a cook, 5.0★