Grammy's Kitchen · Vanilla Cake · Momofuku Birthday Cake
One of 51 vanilla cake recipes we measured
53 cooks on www.browneyedbaker.com rate it 4.4★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 51.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 133% | 88% |
| total sugar | 210% | 181% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 9% | 0% |
| egg | 48% | 54% |
| leavener | 3% | 3% |
| salt | 3% | 1% |
| liquid | 59% | 86% |
| dairy | 77% | 84% |
| vegetables and beans | 3% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 100 g | 1/2 cup granulated sugar |
| 20 g | 1 1/2 tablespoons light brown sugar |
| 86 g | 3/4 cup cake flour |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon baking powder |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt |
| 2 tablespoons rainbow sprinkles | |
| 54 g | 1/4 cup grapeseed oil |
| 13 g | 1 tablespoon clear vanilla extract |
| 57 g | 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature |
| 68 g | 1/3 cup vegetable shortening |
| 250 g | 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar |
| 40 g | 3 tablespoons light brown sugar |
| 150 g | 3 eggs |
| 122 g | 1/2 cup buttermilk |
| 73 g | 1/3 cup grapeseed oil |
| 9 g | 2 teaspoons clear vanilla extract |
| 228 g | 2 cups cake flour |
| 6 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder |
| 4 g | 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt |
| 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons rainbow sprinkles, divided | |
| 114 g | 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature |
| 51 g | 1/4 cup vegetable shortening |
| 57 g | 2 ounces cream cheese |
| 1 tablespoon glucose | |
| 10 g | 1 tablespoon corn syrup |
| 13 g | 1 tablespoon clear vanilla extract |
| 250 g | 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt |
| Pinch baking powder | |
| Pinch citric acid | |
| 61 g | 1/4 cup milk |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon clear vanilla extract |
| Quarter sheet pan | |
| 1 (6-inch cake ring) | |
| 2 strips acetate (each 3 inches wide and 20 inches long) |
Method: 25 steps, published by www.browneyedbaker.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.