White Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Frosting
Amazing and light, White chocolate cake!!! Frost with a delicious vanilla frosting and you have a beautiful dessert to share with the family!!
Servings
12
servings
Servings
12
servings
Ingredients
White Chocolate Cake
5
oz
white chocolate
chopped
1 1/2
cups
milk
2 1/2
cups
all-purpose flour
2 1/2
tsp
baking powder
1/2
tsp
salt
3/4
cup
unsalted butter room temperature
1 1/4
cups
granulated sugar
3
large eggs room temperature
1
tsp
vanilla
Vanilla Frosting
2
cups
unsalted butter
room temperature
7
cups
powdered sugar
1/2
tsp
salt
3
tbsp
heavy cream
1
tbsp
vanilla extract
Instructions
White Chocolate Cake
Heat milk and chocolate until melted and combined, cool to room temperature.
Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and flour 2 8inch square cake pan.
In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt. This is the dry mixture.
In a stand mixer bowl, mix butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time fully incorporating after each addition. Then add vanilla.
Alternatively add dry mixture and milk mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Mix again until everything is combined. Pour evenly into the 2 pans.
Bake for about 40mins or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Place cakes on wire rack to cool for 10mins then invert on to a wire rack.
Vanilla Frosting
Beat the butter on a medium speed for 30 seconds with a paddle attachment, until smooth.
Mix in the vanilla and salt.
Slowly add in the powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time. Alternate with small splashes of cream.
Beat on low until the ingredients are fully incorporated, and the desired consistency is reached.
If the frosting is too thick, add more cream 1 tbsp at a time. If the frosting is too thin, add more powdered sugar 2 tbsp at a time.
Take out 1 cup of the frosting and add in the desired gel food coloring once the frosting and mix again.
Frost the top of one cake with the frosting. Top with the other cake and frost all surface of the cake.
Swipe the colored frosting on the cake. Use the back of the spatula to make the waves.
Recipe Notes
Adapted from :
Liv for cake
and
Chelsweets
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