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Made with buttermilk, vanilla extract, and vanilla bean paste, this classic vanilla cake has a light, fluffy texture and the best vanilla flavor. Add your favorite frosting for the very best birthday cake!<\/em><\/p>\n

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I have been blogging for so long that sometimes I forget when I haven\u2019t shared a certain recipe with you.<\/p>\n

Like, I recently looked at my\u00a0cake recipes<\/a>\u00a0and realized I hadn\u2019t shared my vanilla cake recipe with you yet!\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sure, I\u2019ve shared\u00a0vanilla cupcakes<\/a>\u00a0and even an\u00a0easy vanilla bundt cake<\/a>\u00a0and tons and tons of other cake flavors\u2026but no classic vanilla layer cake.<\/p>\n

And as much as I Iove my\u00a0best chocolate cake<\/a>\u00a0recipe (and believe me, that is one delicious cake), sometimes you just need a really amazing vanilla cake recipe. And I promise you, this one is really great.<\/p>\n

Save this recipe because it\u2019s one that you\u2019re gonna want to have it on hand for birthdays, parties, and holidays from here out.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The best classic vanilla cake<\/h2>\n

This cake is proof that sometimes it\u2019s the recipes that seem like they\u2019ll be the simplest that turn out to be the trickiest.<\/p>\n

This recipe is not as simple as putting the batter for my vanilla cupcakes into cake pans and changing the baking time. It actually took a good bit of fiddling to make sure that the texture of this cake was just right and that it would bake evenly in the cake pans.<\/p>\n

But lemme tell ya, it was worth it. This vanilla cake has a light texture and tender crumb \u2013 no dense cakes here!<\/p>\n

And don\u2019t let anyone tell you that vanilla is boring, because this cake is absolutely delicious. I use a combination of vanilla extract and vanilla paste to get the very best vanilla flavor.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It tastes incredible, it looks beautiful, and it will totally make you rethink everything you knew about vanilla cakes before this.<\/p>\n

Is this a yellow cake or a white cake?<\/h3>\n

White cakes<\/strong>\u00a0use only egg whites and\u00a0sometimes<\/em>\u00a0a combination of butter and shortening to get their bright white color.\u00a0Funfetti cupcakes<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0angel food cake<\/a>\u00a0are two examples of white cakes.<\/p>\n

White cake is also traditionally used for wedding cakes, although that is less true these days with couples choosing less-traditional cake flavors.<\/p>\n

Yellow cakes<\/strong>\u00a0use the whole egg \u2013 white and yolk \u2013 and butter. This gives them a richer, more yellow color.<\/p>\n

Since this vanilla cake uses whole eggs and butter, it is a type of yellow cake!\u00a0<\/p>\n

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How to make my vanilla cake<\/h2>\n

This is a pretty standard cake recipe and one that just about anybody can whip up for a birthday, holiday, party, or simply because it\u2019s Thursday and you want some cake.<\/p>\n

Ingredients you\u2019ll need<\/h3>\n

To make my vanilla cake, you will need:<\/p>\n