Grammy's Kitchen · Vanilla Cake · Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting (From Sc
One of 51 vanilla cake recipes we measured
176 cooks on www.browneyedbaker.com rate it 4.5★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 51.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 147% | 88% |
| total sugar | 185% | 181% |
| egg | 56% | 54% |
| leavener | 5% | 3% |
| salt | 2% | 1% |
| liquid | 113% | 86% |
| dairy | 113% | 84% |
| chocolate | 108% | 0% |
| vegetables and beans | 43% | 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.
| 270 g | 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour |
| 8 g | 2 teaspoons baking powder |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon baking soda |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon salt |
| 114 g | 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature |
| 300 g | 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar |
| 150 g | 3 large eggs (at room temperature) |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 306 g | 1 1/4 cups buttermilk (at room temperature) |
| 284 g | 20 tablespoons unsalted butter, at cool room temperature |
| 200 g | 1 cup powdered sugar |
| 64 g | 3/4 cup Dutch-processed cocoa |
| Pinch of salt | |
| 116 g | 3/4 cup light corn syrup |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 227 g | 8 ounces milk or semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled slightly |
| Stand Mixer or Hand Mixer | |
| Round Cake Pans | |
| Wire Cooling Racks | |
| Food Processor | |
| Large Icing Spatula |
Method: 7 steps, published by www.browneyedbaker.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“My birthday cake this year :-) Loved the cake, but not the frosting so much. We have an old and not high-quality food processor and I think it killed the motor. I don't mind getting a new one ;-) but the frosting is just too thick. As far as I know, my hus” — a cook, 3.0★
“This cake is phenomenal! I adore making it. But, I was wondering, what's the best way to do a chocolate version? Would simply adding cocoa powder suffice? Or would I need to alter additional ingredients? Thanks!” — a cook, 5.0★