Description
Vanilla Dream Cake is a soft, moist vanilla layer cake filled and frosted with fluffy vanilla buttercream and finished with colorful rainbow sprinkles. Perfect for birthdays, parties, and special celebrations.
Ingredients
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups granulated sugar
2 cups water
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste
2 large eggs
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
4 cups powdered sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 to 3 tablespoons heavy cream
1/2 cup rainbow sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and line two 9-inch round cake pans.
- In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a saucepan, heat the water, granulated sugar, 6 tablespoons butter, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, and vanilla bean paste until the butter melts. Let cool slightly.
- Whisk the eggs into the warm mixture.
- Stir the dry ingredients into the wet mixture until a smooth batter forms.
- Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans.
- Bake for about 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool the cake layers completely.
- For the frosting, beat 1 cup softened butter until creamy. Add powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and heavy cream, then beat until light and fluffy.
- Spread frosting between the cake layers and over the top and sides of the cake.
- Decorate with rainbow sprinkles and serve.
Notes
Bake the cake layers a day ahead and store tightly wrapped until ready to frost.
Use additional vanilla bean paste in the frosting for stronger vanilla flavor.
Swap rainbow sprinkles for chocolate curls, crushed cookies, seasonal sprinkles, or fresh berries.
Store covered at room temperature for up to 2 days or refrigerate for up to 5 days.
Freeze unfrosted cake layers for up to 2 months and thaw before frosting.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 610 kcal
- Sugar: 62 g
- Sodium: 320 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 17 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 87 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 95 mg
