Description
Celebrate Easter with a vibrant, fluffy cake topped with creamy frosting and colorful decorations, making it the perfect centerpiece for your holiday gathering.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups cake flour
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- Cream cheese frosting (to taste)
- Food coloring (optional)
- Decorations (sprinkles, edible flowers)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease two 9-inch round baking pans.
- In a large bowl, sift together cake flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in vanilla extract.
- Gradually mix in dry ingredients with milk until just combined; do not overmix.
- Divide batter evenly between prepared pans and bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool completely.
- Prepare cream cheese frosting by beating cream cheese with butter until smooth; gradually add powdered sugar to desired sweetness.
- Frost cooled cakes, stacking layers as desired. Decorate with sprinkles or edible flowers.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 65mg