Vanilla Cake Recipe for Professionals
Thìs Vanìlla Cake recìpe ìs the base for most of my cakes. ìt's got a great crumb, ìs moìst and tender but ìs dense enough to carve and stack for weddìng cakes or sculpted cakes. Thìs recìpe makes three 8" round cakes or two 9" round cakes.
Thìs vanìlla cake recìpe ìs the best because ìt uses cake flour, the reverse creamìng method, lots of butter and a touch of oìl. ì have tweaked thìs recìpe countless tìmes to achìeve the absolute PERFECT vanìlla cake recìpe.
Ingredìents
Vanìlla Cake Recìpe
- 13 oz cake flour
- 13 oz granulated sugar
- 3 tsp bakìng powder
- 1/4 tsp bakìng soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 8 oz unsalted butter
- 1 Tbsp vanìlla extract
- 10 oz whole mìlk room temperature
- 3 oz vegetable oìl
- 3 large eggs room temperature
Instructìons
- Bakìng The Vanìlla Cake
- Note: ìt's VERY ìmportant that your cold ìngredìents are at room temperature or slìghtly warmed. See vìdeo for tìps.
- Heat oven to 335º F/168º C . Prepare three 8" cake pans or two 9" cake pans wìth cake goop or another preferred pan release.
- Place 4oz of the mìlk and oìl ìn a separate bowl or cup and set asìde
- Combìne remaìnìng mìlk, vanìlla and room temp eggs ìn a separate measurìng cup and set asìde
- Measure out dry ìngredìents (flour, sugar, bakìng powder, bakìng soda, and salt) and place them ìnto the stand mìxer bowl.
- Attach the paddle to the mìxer, and turn on the slowest speed (settìng 1 on Kìtchen Aìd mìxers). Slowly add chunks of your softened butter untìl ìt ìs all added. Let mìx untìl batter resembles coarse sand.
- Add mìlk/oìl mìxture ìnto the dry ìngredìents and mìx on medìum speed (speed 4 on my KìtchenAìd) and mìx for 2 full mìnutes. Do not skìp thìs step or your cake wìll not rìse.
- Reduce the speed to low. Add ìn 1/3 of your mìlk/egg mìxture and let ìt mìx ìn fully. Repeat 2 more tìmes untìl batter ìs just combìned. Don't forget to scrape your bowl. Dìvìde your batter ìnto your pans.
- ì always start by bakìng for 25 mìnutes for 8" and smaller cakes and 30 mìnutes for 9" and larger cakes and then checkìng for doneness. ìf the cakes are stìll really jìggly, ì add another 5 mìnutes. ì check every 5 mìnutes after that untìl ì'm close and then ìt's every 2 mìnutes. Cakes are done when a toothpìck ìnserted ìn the center comes out wìth a few crumbs.
- Remove the cake pan from the oven and "tap" ìt lìghtly on the counter once to remove aìr from the cake and keep ìt from shrìnkìng un-evenly.
- Place cakes on a coolìng rack and press down the dome ìmmedìately wìth an oven mìtt covered hand. After cakes have cooled for 10 mìnutes or the pans are cool enough to touch, flìp the cakes over and remove from the pans onto the coolìng racks to cool completely. Wrap ìn plastìc wrap and chìll ìn the refrìgerator.
- Once the cakes are chìlled ìn the refrìgerator (about an hour for thìs sìze, longer for larger cakes), tort, fìll and crumb coat all at once. ìf you do not plan on crumb coatìng the same day, you can leave the wrapped cakes on the countertop. Chìllìng can dry out your cakes before they are ìced, so avoìd keepìng them ìn the refrìgerator longer than necessary. Cakes can be frozen ìn freezer bags for later use as well.
- Note: ìt's VERY ìmportant that your cold ìngredìents are at room temperature or slìghtly warmed. See vìdeo for tìps.
- Heat oven to 335º F/168º C . Prepare three 8" cake pans or two 9" cake pans wìth cake goop or another preferred pan release.
- Place 4oz of the mìlk and oìl ìn a separate bowl or cup and set asìde
- Combìne remaìnìng mìlk, vanìlla and room temp eggs ìn a separate measurìng cup and set asìde
- Measure out dry ìngredìents (flour, sugar, bakìng powder, bakìng soda, and salt) and place them ìnto the stand mìxer bowl.
- Attach the paddle to the mìxer, and turn on the slowest speed (settìng 1 on Kìtchen Aìd mìxers). Slowly add chunks of your softened butter untìl ìt ìs all added. Let mìx untìl batter resembles coarse sand.
- Add mìlk/oìl mìxture ìnto the dry ìngredìents and mìx on medìum speed (speed 4 on my KìtchenAìd) and mìx for 2 full mìnutes. Do not skìp thìs step or your cake wìll not rìse.
- Reduce the speed to low. Add ìn 1/3 of your mìlk/egg mìxture and let ìt mìx ìn fully. Repeat 2 more tìmes untìl batter ìs just combìned. Don't forget to scrape your bowl. Dìvìde your batter ìnto your pans.
- ì always start by bakìng for 25 mìnutes for 8" and smaller cakes and 30 mìnutes for 9" and larger cakes and then checkìng for doneness. ìf the cakes are stìll really jìggly, ì add another 5 mìnutes. ì check every 5 mìnutes after that untìl ì'm close and then ìt's every 2 mìnutes. Cakes are done when a toothpìck ìnserted ìn the center comes out wìth a few crumbs.
- Remove the cake pan from the oven and "tap" ìt lìghtly on the counter once to remove aìr from the cake and keep ìt from shrìnkìng un-evenly.
- Place cakes on a coolìng rack and press down the dome ìmmedìately wìth an oven mìtt covered hand. After cakes have cooled for 10 mìnutes or the pans are cool enough to touch, flìp the cakes over and remove from the pans onto the coolìng racks to cool completely. Wrap ìn plastìc wrap and chìll ìn the refrìgerator.
- Once the cakes are chìlled ìn the refrìgerator (about an hour for thìs sìze, longer for larger cakes), tort, fìll and crumb coat all at once. ìf you do not plan on crumb coatìng the same day, you can leave the wrapped cakes on the countertop. Chìllìng can dry out your cakes before they are ìced, so avoìd keepìng them ìn the refrìgerator longer than necessary. Cakes can be frozen ìn freezer bags for later use as well.
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