Grammy's Kitchen · Vanilla Cake · Funfetti Birthday Cake
One of 51 vanilla cake recipes we measured
15 cooks on thestayathomechef.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 | 135% | 88% |
| total sugar | 357% | 181% |
| egg | 36% | 54% |
| leavener | 4% | 3% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| liquid | 95% | 86% |
| dairy | 149% | 84% |
| 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.
| 227 g | 1 cup salted butter (softened) |
| 300 g | 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar |
| 9 g | 2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
| 150 g | 3 eggs |
| 368 g | 1 1/2 cups buttermilk |
| 420 g | 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour |
| 16 g | 4 teaspoons baking powder |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 1 cup sprinkles | |
| 340 g | 1 1/2 cups softened butter |
| 227 g | 8 ounces cream cheese (softened) |
| 13 g | 3 teaspoons vanilla extract |
| 1200 g | 6 cups powdered sugar |
| 30 g | 2 tablespoons milk |
| 2 cups sprinkles (for decorating) |
Method: 11 steps, published by thestayathomechef.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I’ve been looking forward to making this fun celebration cake. Ordered the sprinkles...today I baked. Let me say it is a wonderful dense cake with thorough directions, removes easily from pans, and frosts supberb, very sturdy. The favor is soooo yummy. , cre” — a cook, 5.0★
“I made this for my daughters birthday and this cake came out wonderful! It was super moist and the buttermilk gave it that perfect cake batter flavoring. Everyone kept complimenting me on how great the cake tasted. They thought I bought it from a local bakery!” — a cook, 5.0★