Vanilla Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:
2 large Eggs
3 large Egg Whites
1 cup Buttermilk
2 Tablespoons Oil
2 teaspoons Vanilla
1 1/2 cups Sugar
2 1/4 cups Cake Flour
1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
3/4 teaspoon Salt
1 cup Unsalted Butter (softened and cut into cubes)
Vanilla Buttercream Frosting:
1 cup Butter (softened)
4 ounces Cream Cheese (softened)
4 cups Powdered Sugar
2 teaspoons Vanilla or Vanilla Bean Paste
1 Tablespoon Cream or Milk (optional)
 
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small bowl, whisk together eggs, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla. In a stand mixer, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Beat the butter into the flour mixture, one cube at a time. Continue to beat until it resembles coarse crumbs. Add the 1/2 of the egg-milk mixture and beat the batter is light and fluffy. Add remaining egg-milk mixture and mix just until combined.
 
Lightly spray two 8-inch or 9-inch cake pans with non-stick cooking spray. Pour batter evenly between the cake pans. Bake for 20-24 minutes, depending on the depth of cake pans. Remove cakes from oven when toothpick or cake tester comes out clean. Let cool before removing from pans.
 
Vanilla Buttercream Frosting: In mixing bowl, cream together butter and cream cheese for 4 minutes. Add powdered sugar and beat for 2 more minutes. Add vanilla and milk (if needed). Once the cake layers have cooled, frost with vanilla buttercream frosting.