Classic Buttercream Frosting

Recipe from Savory Sweet Life Prep time:  2 mins Cook time:  3 mins Total time:  5 mins Serves: 2.5 cups Classic American Buttercream frosting. This recipe uses powdered sugar, butter, vanilla and milk. This is a great recipe for decorating and piping on cupcakes and cake. Ingredients 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks or ½ pound), softened (but not…

Beatty’s Chocolate Cake

Recipe from Ina Garten, Food Network Ingredients Butter, for greasing the pans 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pans 2 cups sugar 3/4 cups good cocoa powder 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 cup buttermilk, shaken 1/2 cup vegetable oil 2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature…

White Cake (8- and 9-inch pan recipes)

The Perfect White Cake (8-inch pan)  Recipe from iambaker.net Ingredients 2 1/4 cups cake flour 1 cup milk at room temperature 6 large egg whites at room temperature 2 teaspoons almond extract 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar 4 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon table salt 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened but still…

Oatmeal Spice Cake

Oatmeal Spice Cake Cake Ingredients 1 cup oatmeal 1 1/2 cup boiling water 1 c. brown sugar 1 c. white sugar 1/2 c. shortening 2 eggs 1 1/2 c flour 1 t. soda 1/2 t. salt 1 t. cinnamon Combine 1 1/2 cup boiling water with 1 cup oatmeal.  Mix boiling water and oatmeal. Let…