2-1/4 cups cake flour; 1-1/2 cups sugar; 3-1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened; ...

Moist, rich chocolate cake topped with creamy chocolate buttercream—easy enough for weeknight dessert yet indulgent enough ...

This recipe also calls for a standard American buttercream, but compared to the previous cake, I felt that this one had a more restrained sweetness that better balanced the sugary frosting.

Preparation 1. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter, vanilla and salt on medium speed until smooth and combined, about 1 minute.

Vanilla cake is a birthday go-to, whether you prefer chocolate icing or raspberry buttercream. We like to enhance classic vanilla cake by using brown butter or vanilla beans in the batter or ...

Step 1 Heat your oven to 150°C (130°C fan) gas mark 2. Grease 2 deep 18cm loose-bottomed round cake tins and line with baking paper. Step 2 To make the cake, put all the cake ingredients into a stand ...

Preheat your oven to 180°C. Grease a round 20cm pan with butter and line the bottom with baking paper. Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl, then whisk together and set aside.

Our cookbook of the week is Crave by Calgary-based sisters Carolyne McIntyre Jackson and Jodi Willoughby, who co-founded the Prairie bakery of the same name.. Jump to the recipes: raspberry crumb loaf ...

Carolyne McIntyre Jackson and Jodi Willoughby top their mom, Helen McIntyre’s vanilla cake recipe with strawberry buttercream frosting, one of Crave’s signature menu items. Photo by Genevieve ...