Grammy's Kitchen · Vanilla Cake · Birthday Cake (Funfetti Cake)
One of 51 vanilla cake recipes we measured
35 cooks on www.cookingclassy.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 51.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 75% | 88% |
| total sugar | 100% | 181% |
| egg | 100% | 54% |
| leavener | 4% | 3% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| liquid | 81% | 86% |
| dairy | 81% | 84% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 300 g | 2 1/4 cups (300g) cake flour ((preferably use a kitchen scale to measure or use scoop and level method to measure)) |
| 12 g | 1 Tbsp (12g) aluminum free baking powder |
| 3 g | 1/2 tsp salt |
| 170 g | 3/4 cup (170g) unsalted butter, (at room temperature*) |
| 300 g | 1 1/2 cups (300g) granulated sugar |
| 54 g | 1/4 cup (60ml) vegetable oil |
| 100 g | 2 large eggs, (whites and yolks separated, at room temperature**) |
| 9 g | 2 tsp vanilla extract |
| 2 g | 1/2 tsp almond extract*** |
| 200 g | 4 large egg whites |
| 244 g | 1 cup + 1 Tbsp (250ml) whole milk, (at room temperature***) |
| 92 g | 1/2 cup (92g) rainbow jimmies sprinkles |
| Vanilla Buttercream Frosting, |
Method: 11 steps, published by www.cookingclassy.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I have made so many funfetti and vanilla recipes that came out okay, but then became very dense and dry after sitting or chilled. This cake was not only delicious in flavor but the best texture. I chilled in the fridge overnight and tested it again, and YESSSS” — a cook, 5.0★
“I absolutely love this recipe! It is by far the best vanilla cake recipe. I wasn’t necessarily looking for a sprinkle cake, so I just omitted them and the cake is fabulous! I made it tonight for my sister-in-law’s wedding and I hope everyone loves it. I’m very” — a cook, 5.0★