It’s been a while since I baked a cake. So I think a cake recipe is overdue.
I love a simple vanilla cake. I have tried many recipes, and think I may have found the perfect one. It is simple enough to make any time you are craving for a cake. No need for boxed mixes anymore.
The photos may look familiar to my regular readers. I made this cake to style some photos for the Photography Styling Challenge. Read about it here.
Simple Vanilla Cake
You will need:
- All purpose flour – 1 1/2 cups
- Baking powder – 1 tsp
- Eggs – 2 large, preferably at room temperature
- Sugar – 1 cup
- Vegetable oil – 6 tbsp
- Vanilla extract – 1/2 tsp
- Milk – 1/2 cup
How to:
- Pre-heat oven to 350 deg.F. Grease an 8 or 9 inch cake pan.
- Sift the flour and baking powder together, and keep aside.
- In a mixing bowl, cream the sugar and eggs together for about a minute.
- Add the oil and vanilla extract and mix well.
- Mix in the dry ingredients and milk alternately, starting and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix till just combined. Do not over mix.
- Bake for 30 minutes or till it passes the toothpick test.
- Cool in pan for 5 minutes. Remove and cool completely on a wire rack.
- Serve as is or frosted with a simple vanilla buttercream frosting.
Making a cake from scratch is so much fun. Better still if the recipe is as simple as this. The above recipe can easily be doubled for a 13×9 sheet cake.
This is a sweet, simple cake with a delicious vanilla flavor. The light golden crust that forms on the top is to die for!
I rather prefer this cake plain. Perfect for a lazy evening spent browsing magazines, along with a cup of coffee or tea.
Do you like vanilla cake? Try this and let me know how it turns out.
Here are some more ‘from scratch’ cake recipes. Simple Vanilla Cupcakes.
For a fun twist, try my Orange Sponge Cake With Orange Glaze recipe. You’ll love it!
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I tried this tonight and I’m so glad! Perfect, light & fluffy! Will make this again, thanks 🙂
It’s a favorite of mine as well. So glad you liked it!!
Hi! I wanted a vanilla cake without butter thanks for posting this one it was really easy to make. I am going to pour a little bit of lemon simple syrup over it for experimental purposes. I will let you know how it goes!!
Thank you, Ally. Lemon syrup sounds great. Any citrus fruit is a wonderful addition to a basic vanilla cake, just to freshen it up a bit. Let me know how it turns out!
Hi, I have a question. I don’t have a balloon whisk or an electric egg beater but I desperately want to try this cake and other ones too. So can I beat eggs in a mixer grinder? The one that has a blade and which we Indians commonly call a mixie?
I guess you can cream the eggs and sugar together in a mixie. After combining all the wet ingredients, pour it into a mixing bowl and gently fold in the dry ingredients by hand. You can use a wide wooden spoon or ladle for this. It should come out fine. Do try it and let me know how it goes!
Thanks for the prompt reply! I will try it soon.
Its in the oven. *fingers crossed*
Do let me know how it comes out.
The cake looks delicious. I make a similar one and instead of frosting I put a little powdered sugar on the top. Adds a sweetness without being overpowering like icing.
Thanks! Yes, a light dusting of powdered sugar would be lovely.
Thanks for sharing at Tried and True!
Thanks for visiting!
Our family is going to try this recipe this week -Looks simple , yummy with a hint of sweetness.
Thanks Kathy. Hope your family likes it as much as we do!
Hi Anjana,
Thanks for linking up last week to Sugar & Slice Sunday. You’ve been featured on tonights link party – hurrah!
I do hope you’ll stop by and link up to this weeks party again, and add our button code (or link) to your party page if you haven’t done so already.
Thanks Lisa!
The cake looks amazing, really it does, but I’m in love with those plates!!!! Where did you find them?!!
Thank you, Krista.
I found those at a flea market. Needless to say, I grabbed them as soon as I saw them!!
Oh thank you so much for all those amazing, yummy récipes! I love plain cakes like this, I also posted one and I just came to visit you from the Inspiration Gallery. Hugs,
FABBY
Thanks Fabby! I wish you’d left a link to your site so I could check it out…
Thank you for sharing at Give Me The Goods!
Amber@ Dimples & Pig Tales
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This sounds delicious, I love a nice simple cake and vanilla is such a delicious flavour. I came across your blog on Show and Share Tuesdays.
Thank you, Laura!
That looks absolutely delicious! Sometimes it’s the “simplest” recipes that are the tastiest and most memorable! I just found you through the Thrifty Thursday link-up and I’m excited to check out the rest of your blog! Happy Thursday!
Thank you Katie! I am happy to have you over at my blog. Do feel free to subscribe or follow!
I peeked at your blog and it looks amazing as well!
So after I commented I checked out the rest of your recipes, and wow I love your site! I’ve been looking for some new recipes to try. I just showed my husband and we’re going to be trying a few of them out.
Aww… that is so sweet of you. I hope you try out some recipes and let me know how it goes.
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This cake looks delish! I much prefer cake without icing…I usually end up leaving most of it behind because it is just too sweet for me. I’ve pinned this for the next time I’m having a cake craving 🙂
Thanks Jena! I feel the same way about icing too. Especially birthday cakes with their big puffy frosting. I guess its one of the signs of being a grownup 😉
Hey there! I’m at work browsing your blog from my new iphone 4! Just wanted to say I love reading through your blog and look forward to all your posts! Keep up the fantastic work!
Thank you!
I love a cake like this, it can be the perfect simple desert paired with fruit, ice cream or just by itself. Thanks so much for the recipe. I will definitely make this one. Thanks also for linking to Inspire Me. Hugs, Marty
You are absolutely right, Marty. A few berries or some vanilla ice cream would take this cake to the next level. Hope you try it!
Hi there! Found this recipe on on Call Me PMc’s Marvelous Mondays. I don’t crave sweets very often but when I do I like simple, fresh flavors. I’m going to bookmark this one!
Thanks Michele. Hope you try it. Do try my other simple cake recipes too!
I do not eat egg Anjana so this recipe is not for me but I really loved the American flag with fruit on the screwers …great idea.
Thanks for visiting, Nayana. Fruit kebabs are great for entertaining!
There is something about a simple vanilla cake or a butter cake that can beat all the fancy cakes any day….
I agree Aruna! Thanks for visiting.