Description
Celebrate a new beginning with a beautiful and delicious Baptism Cake! This classic vanilla cake recipe provides a perfect base for creating a memorable centerpiece, with options for elegant buttercream or fondant decorations. Learn how to bake, decorate, and serve a cake that reflects the joy and spiritual significance of a baptism or christening.
Ingredients
- All-purpose flour
- Sugar
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Eggs
- Milk
- Vanilla extract
- Butter
- Buttercream or fondant frosting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
- Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
- In a separate bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla extract and milk.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
- Pour the batter evenly into the prepared pans and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let the cakes cool in the pans for 10 minutes before inverting them onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- Frost with buttercream or fondant and decorate as desired.
Notes
- For a moister cake, brush cooled layers with simple syrup.
- Do not overmix the batter to avoid a tough cake.
- Store leftover cake in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 450 Kcal
- Sugar: 45g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 60g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 100mg
Keywords: baptism cake, christening cake, vanilla cake, cake recipe, cake decorating, religious cake, buttercream, fondant, celebration cake