Cake Recipe

Contributor: Saritha
Here goes my recipe

Ingredients:-
1.5 cup(s) sifted cake flour
1.5 teaspoon(s) baking powder
.25 teaspoon(s) salt
.5 cup(s) (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup(s) sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
.5 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract
.5 cup(s) whole milk

Directions:-
1 Heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly coat an 8-inch cake pan with butter and dust with all-purpose flour. Sift the cake flour, baking powder, and salt into a large mixing bowl.
2 Beat in the butter one heaping 1/4 teaspoonful at a time, using an electric mixer set on low speed, until the mixture resembles coarse sand. Beat in the sugar a tablespoon at a time, until the mixture resembles fine damp sand. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Add the vanilla and milk, and beat on medium-high, just until blended. Do not overbeat.
3 Pour into the prepared pan and bake until a wooden skewer inserted in the center comes out clean — 30 to 35 minutes. Cool cake in the pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
4 Un-mold and cool completely.

Whipped Cream Frosting:-
Ingredients:-
1 cup (236 ml) heavy whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 tablespoon (14 grams) granulated white sugar
Directions For whipped cream:

1 In a large mixing bowl place the whipping cream, vanilla extract, and sugar and stir to combine. Cover and chill the bowl and beaters in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. When chilled, beat the mixture until stiff peaks form.
2 Spread the frosting on cake evenly and with piping bag(ziplock with tip) pipe on the edges.

Butter Cream Icing:-
Ingredients:-
1/2cup real butter,
1 teaspoon clear vanilla extract
1 pinch salt (optional)
2 cups confectioners' sugar
2-3 tablespoons milk
Directions:-
1 Cream butter and then add vanilla and optional salt.
2 Add sugar a cup at a time beating on medium speed. Add milk 1 Tbls. at a time and beat on high until completely blended and desired consistency.
2 Add Appropriate color to the mixture and pipe on the cake.