French Vanilla Cake With French Vanilla Buttercream Frosting Recipes

MOIST FRENCH VANILLA CAKE FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
• Grease and flour two 8" round cake pans and set aside.
• In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt and small package of dry instant french vanilla pudding. Whisk well and set aside.
• In another bowl, add the french vanilla coffee creamer, milk, oil and french vanilla (or regular vanilla) extract. Whisk well and set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, add the room temperature butter and mix on medium until smooth. Add in the sugar and mix on medium and then on medium high for several minutes until light and fluffy.
• Add in the eggs one at a time and mix on medium just until combined. Only mix until the egg is just incorporated. Try not to over mix. If your eggs are super cold, your batter may look a little curdled at this point, but just keep going.
• Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix again on medium, just until everything is incorporated.
• Alternately add in the flour mixture and the liquid mixture. Starting and ending with the flour mixture. (Add in 1/3 of the flour mixture and mix on medium just until combined. Add in 1/2 the liquid mixture, mixing only until combined. Add in another 1/3 of the flour mixture, mixing only until combined. Add in the last of the liquid mixture, mixing only until combined, then the last of the flour mixture and mix until combined.)
• Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix again until well combined. You only want to mix until well combined, which is about 15 seconds. Mixing for several minutes is too long for a scratch cake.
• Divide batter into the prepared pans. Batter will be quite thick so just spread it around evenly in your pans.
• Bake at 325 degrees for approximately 55 - 60 minutes. The cake will be a little darker than the normal golden brown. Insert a toothpick somewhere in the middle and a few moist crumbs should stick to the toothpick.
• Remove from the oven and cool in the pan on a wire rack for about 20 minutes, then turn out onto a rack and cool completely before adding buttercream.
• In a small bowl, add the milk and the two tablespoons of dry french vanilla pudding mix. Whisk well and set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter well for a minute or two on medium/low to medium speed.
• Add in three cups of confectioner's sugar and the salt and mix on low until incorporated and then medium until well mixed.
• Add one tablespoon of french vanilla creamer and mix on low, then medium until incorporated.
• Add the last four cups of confectioner's sugar and mix on low until incorporated and then medium until well mixed.
• Add in the milk and pudding mixture plus the vanilla extract and mix on low until incorporated, then on medium until well mixed.
• Check the consistency. If it's too thick, add another tablespoon of the french vanilla coffee creamer and mix again. You may need to add more cream, or milk to get the correct spreading consistency.
• Once you reach the consistency desired, beat on medium speed for a couple minutes until fluffy, then spread onto cake.

FRENCH BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Mix heavy cream and flour in a small bowl. Heat the mixure in the microwave for 45 seconds on high. Set aside to cool.
• In a mixing bowl, combine butter, shortening, confectioner's sugar, vanilla extract and butter extract.
• Using and electric mixer, beat on low until combined. Then beat on medium speed for 6-8 minutes.
• Next add the heavy cream mixture, and beat on medium speed for another 10 minutes. ( Mixture will appear soupy at first, but will become fluffy.)

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Steps:

• 1 Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix cake mix, eggs, milk, oil and French Vanilla Blend in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed 1 minute. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-inch round baking pans. 2 Bake as directed on package. Cool on wire racks. 3 Place 1 cake layer on serving plate. Spread with about 1/2 cup of Whipped French Vanilla Buttercream Frosting. Top with remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides of cake with remaining frosting. Garnish as desired.

FRENCH VANILLA CAKE RECIPE WITH BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

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• Position rack in centre of oven, then preheat to 350°F. Line a 9x13-in baking pan with parchment. ##For the cake: Combine cake mix, eggs, 1 ½ cups milk, oil and 1 tsp extract in large bowl. Beat, using an electric mixer on low, until just combined, about 30 seconds. Scrape down sides of bowl, then continue beating on medium, about 2 minutes longer. Scrape into prepared pan. ##Bake until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean, about 28 to 33 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool for 10 minutes. Then remove cake from pan and let cool completely on rack, about 1 hour. ##For the frosting: Beat 1 cup butter, using an electric mixer on low, in a large bowl until fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Gradually beat in icing sugar, 1 cup at a time, until well combined. Increase speed to medium and beat in remaining ¼ cup milk and 1 tsp extract until light and fluffy. Spread frosting evenly over cooled cake.