2 Layer Buttermilk Cake With Buttercream Frosting Recipes

VANILLA CAKE WITH VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottoms of 2 greased 9-in. round baking pans with parchment; grease parchment., In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, mix the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Pour into prepared pans, dividing batter evenly. , Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; remove parchment. Cool completely. , For frosting, in a small bowl, beat butter and vanilla until blended. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake. Decorate with sprinkles or nonpareils if desired.

VANILLA CAKE WITH BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• For the vanilla cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat three 6-inch-round cake pans with cooking spray and line the bottoms with parchment paper; spray the parchment and dust the pans with flour, tapping out the excess.
• Whisk the baking powder, salt and 3 cups flour together in a bowl until combined. Beat the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Reduce the speed to medium, then beat in the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the bowl as needed. Beat in the vanilla. (The mixture may look separated at this point.) Beat in the flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the milk and ending with the flour, until just smooth.
• Divide the batter among the prepared pans. Bake until the cakes are lightly golden on top and a toothpick inserted in the middles comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer to racks and let cool 10 minutes, then run a knife around the edges of the pans and turn the cakes out onto the racks to cool completely. Remove the parchment.
• For the buttercream: Mix together the confectioners' sugar and butter in a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Mix on low speed until well blended, then increase speed to medium and beat for another 3 minutes.
• Add vanilla and cream and continue to beat 1 minute more, adding more cream if needed for spreading consistency.
• Trim the tops of the cakes with a long serrated knife to make them level, if desired. Spread frosting on each layer, stack layers and cover with frosting.

2 LAYER BUTTERMILK CAKE WITH BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• 1. Prepare (2) 9 inch cake pans, by greasing well, lining the bottoms with parchment or wax paper, greasing the paper, and dusting both the sides and the bottoms of the pans with flour. Tap out excess. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees for a conventional oven or 325 for a convection oven.
• 2. Sift the cake flour twice (then measure), and then add the salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Mix well with a fork in a medium bowl and set aside.
• 3. Using a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream the butter with the sugar on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating 1 minute for each egg. Total beating time is 5 minutes.
• 4. Turn the mixer speed to stir speed. Add the flour mix and buttermilk alternately in 3 additions. Start with the flour and end with the buttermilk. Stir in the vanilla.
• 5. Divide batter evenly between the two prepared pans and bake 30-33 minutes. The cakes will test with a pick and will have shrunk a bit from the sides. Keep an eye on them, as ovens vary.
• 6. Cool cakes in their pans, on a rack, for 20 minutes. Remove from pans, remove paper from the bottoms, and cool completely on a rack.
• 7. When the cakes are cooled completely, make the frosting by mixing the frosting ingredients in the stand mixer with a paddle. To achieve the optimum spreading consistency, you may have to add a little more sugar, or a little more milk....but just little bits at a time....frosting is fussy that way.
• 8. Place one cake on an attractive cake plate. Spread some frosting on top of it. Place the second cake on top. Frost the sides and top of the cake. Keep covered with a cake dome. Store at room temp up to 12 hours, or keep in fridge and bring to room temp before serving.

BUTTERMILK CHAMELEON CAKE WITH BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• 1. *************** Cake Batter*********************** 3 C cake flour, sifted 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 3/4 C softened butter (room temperature) 2 C sugar 1 Tbs. vanilla extract 4 egg whites at room temp. 1 C buttermilk 1/2 C applesauce 1/3 C Vegetable oil
• 2. 1) Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease three 8" cake pans (or two 9", or one 9"x13") & line with wax paper. 2) In a medium bowl, mix together cake flour, sugar, baking powder, & baking soda. Set aside. 3) In bowl of electric stand mixer, mix together butter & sugar until fluffy. 4) Add vanilla, egg whites, buttermilk, applesauce, & oil and mix until creamed. 5) Gradually mix in flour until all is combined. Continue to beat, incorporating air, for an additional 1-1/2 minutes. 6) Pour into prepared cake pans. 7) Bake 20-25 minutes for the 8" rounds; 25-30 minutes for the 9" rounds; 30-35 minutes for the 9"x13" pan. Allow cakes to completely cool before frosting. I always freeze mine for at least 1 hour for easier frosting.
• 3. ***************Buttercream Frosting************* 16oz softened butter (room temperature) 1 Tbs. vanilla extract 7 C powdered sugar (almost 2lbs) 6 Tbs. milk
• 4. 1) Cream butter & 1 Cup of the powdered sugar until light & fluffy. 2) Add vanilla or favorite extract 3) Incorporate 1 Cup powdered sugar & 1 Tbs. milk at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition until all is combined. 4) Beat for an additional 3-5 minutes. The longer the frosting is beaten, the creamier it will be ! Set aside in a cool place, do not refrigerate or it will be to hard to spread.
• 5. ***************Assembly************************** Take cakes from freezer and place first layer on cake pedastal or plate. Frost and stack layers then start on the sides. If the cake becomes difficult to work with put back in freezer for 30 min. then continue to frost. After sides and top are frosted you may garnish any way you like.
• 6. ****************Fillings*************************** This is a totally optional step but is a great option when you want a different cake flavor. You can spread lemon curd between the layers and add lemon extract to the frosting. Garnish with lemon drops on top. Spread strawberry jam between the layers and then slice fresh berries and add on top of the jam. Frost with the buttercream with a little red dye mixed in and whole strawberries as a garnish on top. The possibilities are endless...use your imagination .
• 7. *****************Garnish ideas********************** White or mini choc. chips around the sides and shaved choc. or truffles on top. Cookie crumbs around sides and whole cookies standing up on sides on top of cake. Nuts around sides and whole nuts on top arranged around the sides.
• 8. Refrigerate and enjoy !

BASIC WHITE TWO-LAYER CAKE AND WHITE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and make sure that the rack is in the center of your oven. Spray two 8" round cake pans very generously with non-stick cooking spray (I used Baker's Joy ).
• In a large bowl, mix together cake flour, salt, and baking powder; set bowl aside.
• In another large bowl, cream the butter and sugar together on medium speed for about 2 minutes, or until it's light and fluffy (you can use a standing mixer or an electric hand mixer).
• In a large measuring cup, combine the milk, vanilla, and almond extract.
• Now it's time to add them all together! Add 1/3 of the flour mixture to the butter mixture and blend on a low speed for about 30 seconds. Add about 1/2 of the milk mixture and blend again. Add in half of what's left of the flour mixture and blend again. Add in the rest of the milk mixture, blend for a couple of seconds, then the remaining flour mixture and blend at a low speed until the ingredients are barely mixed together (don't over mix!).
• In a separate bowl (or in your stand mixer using the whisk attachment), beat the egg whites on medium-high speed until they reach "firm peak stage" (a.k.a. when the whisk is held sideways, the peaks will hold and the ridges will be distinct - this took about five minutes of whisking for me!). Fold the egg whites into the cake batter.
• Pour the cake batter evenly into the two prepared pans and bake them for 20-26 minutes (mine were done at 25), or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the cakes cool for about 10 minutes, then carefully remove the cakes and let them finish cooling on wire racks.
• Combine the shortening, vanilla, and salt in a large bowl (you can use a stand mixer with a paddle attachment or a hand mixer). Add the powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, alternating with the milk or heavy cream, and mix it together until you have used it all. If the frosting is too thick, add more milk. If the frosting is too thin, add more sugar.
• Place one of your cooled, leveled cake layers on your cake stand . Using an offset spatula, place about 1/2 cup of frosting in the middle of the cake. Using your spatula, push the frosting out to the edges until the frosting is about 1/4"-1/2" thick (if you have a rotating cake stand, this step is really easy, but you can do it without it).
• Place the second layer of cake on top. You will now create the crumb coat (a thin layer of frosting that seals in all the crumbs to make it easy to decorate). Using the offset spatula, spread the frosting that has spilled out from between the layers smoothly over the surface. Add more frosting as needed, just keep the layer thin and smooth.
• Place about 1/2 cup of frosting on the top of the cake, pushing the frosting out to the edges until it's a smooth, flat surface.
• Now place the spatula against the edges of the cake and smooth out the excess frosting pushed over from the top of the cake.
• To help the cake firm up, stick it in the freezer for about 1-2 hours.
• From here, drop 1/2 cup frosting on the center of the cake and push it out to the edges as you did before, making the surface nice and smooth.
• Continue adding frosting to the top and edges of the cake until it's the smoothness and thickness you want. (Amanda says that the best way to get smooth frosting is to practice!)
• From there, continue to add more frosting to the top and sides of the cake until it's completely covered. I topped mine off with sprinkles, but you could get fancy and add some frosting decorations

BUTTERMILK-CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Cream butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer. Mix in 2 cups powdered sugar, cocoa powder, almond extract, vanilla extract, and salt. Add buttermilk in small amounts until well combined. Add remaining 2 cups powdered sugar.