Description
Celebrate Mother’s Day with a beautiful cake that shows appreciation and love. This recipe features a moist vanilla sponge with a velvety buttercream icing, perfect for decorating with your favorite Mother’s Day cake designs.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups (300g) granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup (115g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup (240ml) milk
- 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 large eggs
- Buttercream icing for decoration (store-bought or homemade)
- Food coloring (optional)
- Edible decorations (flowers, sprinkles, etc.)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in vanilla extract.
- In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix until just combined.
- Pour the batter evenly into the prepared pans. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove cakes from the oven and allow to cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
- Once cooled, frost the cakes with buttercream icing. Use food coloring to tint the icing if desired.
- Decorate the cake with edible flowers, sprinkles, or other decorative elements as desired. Get creative with your Mother’s Day cake designs!
Notes
- For a chocolate version, substitute 1/2 cup of flour with cocoa powder.
- You can layer the cakes with fruit preserves or flavored icing for added flavor.
- Consider using a cake stand for a beautiful presentation.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 28
- Sodium: 150
- Fat: 15
- Saturated Fat: 9
- Unsaturated Fat: 5
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 47
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 70
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