Soft and Moist BIRTHDAY VANILLA CAKE

Ingredients (makes 3 layers of 8 inch cake)

• Butter 115 grams, at room temperature
• Coconut oil 50 grams
• Granulated sugar 160 grams
• Eggs 3 big sized, or 190 grams at room temperature
• Vanilla essence 1 tsp
• Full fat yogurt 120 grams, at room temperature
• Milk 60 grams, at room temperature
• Plain flour 270 grams
• Baking powder 15 grams
• Salt 1 pinch

Preparation

1. Preheat the oven at 180°C.
2. Prepare an 8-inch pan by applying butter and dusting some plain flour on it. Place parchment paper at the bottom.
3. In a bowl, add butter and coconut oil. Beat using an electric hand mixer until combined.
4. Add granulated sugar and beat until the mixture is light in color.
5. Add eggs one by one and start beating until combined.
6. Add vanilla extract, yogurt and milk and beat. The mixture at this stage might look curdled. This means you need to beat more until it looks creamy and smooth.
7. In a separate bowl, sift together the plain flour and baking powder. Add salt to it and mix.
8. Add this flour mix to the butter and egg mixture and mix using electric mixture until well combined. Do not overmix.
9. The batter will be thick.
10. Spoon the batter into the baking pan and place in the oven.
11. Bake at 180°C for 30-35 minutes.
12. Check the cake using the toothpick method.
13.  Take the cake pan out and allow it to cool down for 10 minutes before taking out of the pan.
14. Let the cake come to room temperature before frosting.
15. Enjoy!

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Soft and Moist BIRTHDAY VANILLA CAKE (makes 3 layers of 8 inch cake)

Author: Naush

Ingredients

• Butter grams at room temperature
• Coconut oil grams
• Granulated sugar grams
• Eggs 3 big sized or grams at room temperature
• Vanilla essence
• Full fat yogurt grams at room temperature
• Milk grams at room temperature
• Plain flour grams
• Baking powder
• Salt

Instructions

• Preheat the oven at 180°C.
• Prepare an 8-inch pan by applying butter and dusting some plain flour on it. Place parchment paper at the bottom.
• In a bowl, add butter and coconut oil. Beat using an electric hand mixer until combined.
• Add granulated sugar and beat until the mixture is light in color.
• Add eggs one by one and start beating until combined.
• Add vanilla extract, yogurt and milk and beat. The mixture at this stage might look curdled. This means you need to beat more until it looks creamy and smooth.
• In a separate bowl, sift together the plain flour and baking powder. Add salt to it and mix.
• Add this flour mix to the butter and egg mixture and mix using electric mixture until well combined. Do not overmix.
• The batter will be thick.
• Spoon the batter into the baking pan and place in the oven.
• Bake at 180°C for 30-35 minutes.
• Check the cake using the toothpick method.
• Take the cake pan out and allow it to cool down for 10 minutes before taking out of the pan.
• Let the cake come to room temperature before frosting.
• Enjoy!