Super Moist Vanilla Cake Recipe – The Best!

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The invention of Cake dates back hundreds of years, although Cake in it’s original form was more like bread. Over the years, we’ve perfected this artform. To me, baking truly is an art. And this super moist vanilla cake recipe is honestly the best. I’ve baked this recipe for hundreds of clients. From 5 tier wedding cakes to simple naked cakes, it formed the basis for all my vanilla cake orders. Everyone always complimented me on how great it tastes and how moist it is, so without further ado… here’s my super moist vanilla cake recipe!


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Moist Vanilla Cake Recipe With Decorating Tutorial

This is a very comprehensive tutorial on how to bake this vanilla cake recipe, with decorating tips on how to trim, stack, dirty ice, ice like a pro, and fondant a cake. It’s probably about 10 hours of filming condensed into a 35 minute video, and is the ultimate beginners guide to cake baking & decorating!


Moist Vanilla Cake Recipe

Copyright © 2018 – This original recipe and all photos are by Taryn Bloem – thesupermomsclub.com

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Baking Time: 30-35 minutes

Oven Temp: 180° C or 360° F

Yield: 1 cake with 2 layers (20cm cake pan)

Ingredients:

4 eggs
2 cups sugar
3 tsp vanilla essence
pinch salt
1 cup sunflower oil
1 cup milk with 1 tsp vinegar added to it (once stirred, it will curdle slightly)
2½ cups flour
2½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda (bicarb)


Method:

Beat the eggs with an electric mixer until they become fluffy (roughly 45 seconds to 1 minute).

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Add the sugar and beat until it’s well combined (roughly 45 seconds to 1 minute). The mixture will become slightly paler in color.

Add the vanilla essence, salt, oil and *milk & vinegar to the mixture, and beat until combined (about 30 seconds). *Add the vinegar into the milk, stir for about 30 seconds, and then add it into the mixture. The milk will curdle slightly, that’s perfect and how it should be!

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Sift in the flour and beat until it’s smooth and lump free!

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Lastly, add the baking powder and baking soda (bicarb) by folding it into the mixture (don’t overmix it, otherwise it won’t rise nicely).

The mixture should be slightly runnier than toothpaste, not too thick or not too thin!

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My Baking Tips

Grease your cake pans with butter, and line them with baking paper. This ensures that the cakes don’t stick to the sides of the pan, and it protects them from becoming dry and crusted. Once the cakes are baked and cooled, simply peel off the baking paper.

A very important aspect of a good bake is to ensure that the mixture is poured equally between the cake pans. To achieve this, it’s best to place each pan on a kitchen scale and divide the mixture equally (roughly 500g per pan).

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Another really important aspect of a good bake is to ensure there aren’t any large air bubbles in the mixture once it’s been poured into the pans. Simply tap the pan down onto a flat surface a couple of times until the bubbles have popped. Then vibrate the pan in a side to side motion to level it out nicely.

Place the cake pans in the center of your oven, and bake at 180° C or 360° F for 30 – 35 minutes (until just golden on top and the sides of the cake have slightly popped away from the pan). If you’re not 100% sure if the cakes are cooked all the way through, pop a skewer into the middle and see that there is no mixture on it and that it comes out clean.

Leave the cakes to cool for about 20 to 30 minutes, and remove them from the pans. It’s sometimes easier if you run a butter knife between the edge of the pan and the baking paper to ensure that there are no parts that may stick!

Now, for my best kept baking secret of all time, which makes this super moist vanilla cake recipe even better…

Cover the cakes in Clingfilm and place them (un-iced) in a sealed plastic container overnight and ice them the following day. The cakes will be super moist the next day – I’m not sure how it happens – but it definitely does the trick!

Decorate with my vanilla icing recipe below. These are some decorating techniques in the video tutorial.


Vanilla Icing Recipe:

This super moist vanilla cake recipe is perfect with this vanilla icing recipe. I’ve tried many recipes, but this one is just perfect and not too sweet. All my clients always raved about my icing, so hopefully you will too!

Ingredients:

100g butter
100g white margarine
100g cream cheese
2-3 tsp vanilla essence
600g icing sugar
a splash of milk (if required)

Beat the butter, white margarine, cream cheese and vanilla essence together until combined and smooth & creamy. Add the sifted icing sugar, and beat until smooth. Adjust the thickness of the icing with milk, until you have the desired consistency.

Using a spatula or icing knife, spread the icing between the two layers of cake (sandwiching them together). Then place icing on top of the cake and smooth it off. You can top it with blueberries (like I did), or just about anything that pairs nicely with vanilla. Enjoy!

This recipe was first published in 2018, and up-dated with some extra pictures in 2022.

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Super Moist Vanilla Cake Recipe

The Supermoms Club – Taryn
This super moist vanilla cake recipe is perfect for any occasion. From a simple cake for tea to a three-dimensional cake that is cut & shaped, this recipe can do it all! Follow my pro-baking tips and watch my instruction video with recipe demonstration and 5 different decorating ideas. I also share my skills on how to trim, layer, dirty ice, ice like a pro, and fondant a cake. Happy baking!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Baking Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 2 20cm/8inch Cakes

Equipment

  • 2 x 20cm cake pan

Ingredients
  

Ingredients (Cake):

  • 4 Eggs
  • 2 cups Sugar White
  • 3 tsp Vanilla Essence
  • pinch salt
  • 1 cup Sunflower Oil
  • 1 cup Milk
  • 1 tsp Vinegar White
  • 2 1/2 cups Cake Flour
  • 2 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Soda (Bicarb)

Ingredients (Icing)

  • 100 grams Butter
  • 100 grams White Margarine
  • 100 grams Cream Cheese
  • 2-3 tsp Vanilla Essence
  • 600 grams Icing Sugar/Confectioners Sugar
  • Splash Milk (if required)

Instructions
 

Oven Temperature:

  • 180 degrees Celsius or 360 degrees Fahrenheit.

Method For Cake:

  • Beat the eggs with an electric mixer until they become foamy (roughly 45 seconds to a minute).
  • Add the sugar and beat until it's well combined (roughly 45 seconds to a minute+). The mixture will become slightly paler in color. 
  • Add the vanilla essence, salt, oil and milk & vinegar to the mixture, and beat until combined (about 30 seconds).
  • Sift in the flour, and beat until there aren't any lumps (lumps are bad)!
  • Add the baking powder and baking soda (bicarb) by stirring it in (don't overmix it, otherwise it won't rise nicely).
  • The mixture should be slightly runnier than toothpaste, not too thick or not too thin!

My Baking Tips 

  • Grease your cake pans with butter, and line them with baking paper. This ensures that the cakes don't stick to the sides of the pan, and it protects them from becoming dry and crusted. Once the cakes are baked and cooled, simply peel off the baking paper.
    A very important aspect of a good bake is to ensure that the mixture is poured equally between the cake pans. To achieve this, it's best to place each pan on a kitchen scale and divide the mixture equally (roughly 700g per pan).
    Another really important aspect of a good bake is to ensure there aren't any large air bubbles in the mixture once it's been poured into the pans. Simply tap the pan down onto a flat surface a couple of times until the bubbles have popped. Then vibrate the pan in a side to side motion to level it out nicely.
    Place the cake pans in the center of your oven, and bake at 180° C or 360° F for 30 – 35 minutes (until just golden on top and the sides of the cake have slightly popped away from the pan). If you're not 100% sure if the cakes are cooked all the way through, pop a skewer into the middle and see that there is no mixture on it and that it comes out clean.
    Leave the cakes to cool for about 20 to 30 minutes, and remove them from the pans. It's sometimes easier if you run a butter knife between the edge of the pan and the baking paper to ensure that there are no parts that may stick!
    Now, for my best kept baking secret of all time, which makes this super moist vanilla cake recipe even better…
    Cover the cakes in Clingfilm and place them (un-iced) in a sealed plastic container overnight and ice them the following day. The cakes will be super moist the next day – I'm not sure how it happens – but it definitely does the trick! Keeping your kids hands off them will be another story, but I'll leave that up to you – I'm sure you can come up with an ingenious plan!

Method For Icing:

  • Beat the butter, white margarine, cream cheese and vanilla essence together until combined and smooth & creamy. Add the sifted icing sugar, and beat until smooth. Adjust the thickness of the icing with milk, until you have the desired consistency.
  • Using a spatula or icing knife, spread the icing between the two layers of cake (sandwiching them together). Then place icing on top of the cake and smooth it off. You can top it with blueberries (like I did), or watch my video for a pro decorating tutorial with 5 different ideas.

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