Best Birthday Cake
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Handle the Heat · by Tessa Arias4.8 (219)

Best Birthday Cake

NUTRITION · PER SERVING120M COOK
CAL 45%·PRO 18%
CARBS 106G48% OF CAL
2G FIBER76G SUGAR29G OTHER
FAT 50G51% OF CAL
26G SAT24G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

A moist vanilla cake layered with rich milk chocolate buttercream. Festive and celebratory, it's a classic birthday cake.

dessertamericanbaked goodvegetarian
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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 8
  • 2 1/3 cups (296 grams) bleached all-purpose flour,
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder (*2)
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 12 tablespoons (170 grams) unsalted butter, (at cool room temperature)
  • 1 3/4 cups (350 grams) granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs, (at cool room temperature and separated)
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 2 sticks (227 grams) unsalted butter, (at room temperature)
  • 1 large very fresh egg yolk, (at room temperature (*3))
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 cups (156 grams) powdered sugar, (sifted)
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 6 ounces (170 grams) milk chocolate, (melted and cooled)
PREP
30M
SODIUM
276MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.