Vanilla Sculpting Cake Recipe
Coooking Temperature: 325°F/165°C/Gas Mark 3
Calories: 188kcal
Adjust Servings Here: 16 servings
Description
One of the most important things when sculpting a novelty cake is the right cake as a base. A cake that can be cut and manipulated without falling apart. A cake with a soft crumb and yet delicious. This vanilla cake recipe for carving will prove to be the best sculpting cake recipe you will ever use. And It’s delicious too.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (227 g) Butter unsalted, room temperature
- 1 cup (200 g) Sugar granulated
- 2 cups (250 g) All-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- 1 ½ teaspoon Baking powder
- ¾ cup (180 ml) Buttermilk
- 3 Eggs large
- 2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325°F/165°C/Gas Mark 3
- Grease and dust or line 3 x 6-inch round cake pan or 2 x 7-inch round cake pan with parchment paper or your novelty cake pan. Pro tip - the height of your cake will depend on the width of your cake pan. The round cake pans should give you a guide on how much cake this batter should make.
- Dry ingredients - In a bowl, combine flour with baking powder, and salt - set aside.Pro tip- sifting dry ingredients will give a light and airy cake. But, for this one, a whisk should be fine.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffyPro tip - it is essential that butter is at room temperature. Firm butter will give a lumpy batter and soft butter will not cream to light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, followed by the vanilla extract.Pro tip- room temperature eggs will incorporate well, if the batter curdles just add one or two tablespoons of flour. This should help bring the batter back together.
- Next, add the flour mixture and the buttermilk in three additions.
- Divide batter equally between the prepared baking pans.Pro tip - I like to use cake strips to ensure my layer cakes bake flat.
- Pour into your baking pans and bake for about 20 to 25minutes or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. Pro tip - the baking time is dependant on the height and width of your cake pan. A larger pan will shorten the baking time.
- Cool in the baking pan for 5 minutes. Invert and cool on a wire rack completely before you decorate
- Once cooled wrap in two cling wraps, followed by aluminum foil. Place in the freezer for at least one hour before you carve into it.Pro tip - freezing the cake for an hour helps carve the cake with fewer crumbs but, don't freeze until hard or it gets harder to carve making more crumbs.
Recipe Notes
- Make sure all your ingredients are at room temperature so you have a smooth, not curdled batter.
- Whip the butter and sugar mixture until it is light and airy. If the mixture curdles, add a teaspoon of flour and whip some more.
- You can use clear vanilla extract to make the color of the cake lighter but I like to use regular dark vanilla extract.
- Preheat the oven well in advance so you do not have to wait once the batter is ready.
- It is best to bake cakes on the center rack alternatively, rotate the cake pans halfway through baking for even baking.
- Cake strips are highly recommended for this cake so you have a nice pale baked cake not dark. The top crust comes off easily. You can also make cake strips at home DIY
Storage
- Once decorated the cake does not need to be refrigerated unless you use perishable frosting or filling
- It can stay at room temperature for two days or in the fridge for up to 5 days.
- Once cut always cover the cut side of the cake with plastic wrap so the cake does not dry out.
Other pans suggestions
- You can double this recipe to make this into a sheet cake - a 'vanilla sheet cake'.
- You can also pour the batter into a well-greased and dusted bundt pan for a 'vanilla cream bundt cake'.
- This recipe can also be baked into 18 to 20 beautiful vanilla cream cupcakes
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