Grammy's Kitchen · Vanilla Cake · The Most Amazing Vanilla Cake
One of 51 vanilla cake recipes we measured
60 cooks on thestayathomechef.com rate it 4.7★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 51.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 56% | 88% |
| total sugar | 75% | 181% |
| egg | 38% | 54% |
| leavener | 4% | 3% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| liquid | 92% | 86% |
| dairy | 92% | 84% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 114 g | 1/2 cup salted butter (softened) |
| 109 g | 1/2 cup vegetable oil |
| 300 g | 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar |
| 368 g | 1 1/2 cups buttermilk (warmed to room temperature) |
| 150 g | 3 eggs (warmed to room temperature) |
| 13 g | 1 tablespoon vanilla extract |
| 399 g | 3 1/2 cups cake flour |
| 16 g | 4 teaspoons baking powder |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
Method: 9 steps, published by thestayathomechef.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Thank you for this recipe! It was absolutely delicious! I've been in search of a good birthday cake recipe for about 2 years, and this is perfect! The taste and texture was exactly like a bakery cake, but better.” — a cook, 5.0★
“Your cake is AMAZING!! It's a keeper! I made it the other day for my friend's 70th birthday. It will be my forever vanilla cake recipe!” — a cook, 5.0★