Super Easy Birthday Cake Recipes. Make Your Own, Don't Use a Box!
I know just how busy our lives are nowadays. With two little kids running around the house, a full time job and trying to stay in shape for a bicycle team, my time is stretched just about as far as you can without going crazy. The last thing you think you would have time for would be making a cake from scratch at home. After you see this super easy recipe with only 9 ingredients, you won't ever want to go back to a boxed cake again.
Most of us have all of the ingredients we need to make a cake, we just don't realize that it isn't that hard to make one from scratch. Not only are you making something that you know exactly what goes into the cake but you are putting a little bit of yourself into the cake and that is truly something special.
Let's dive into the recipe and instructions and you'll see just how easy it is to make a standard white birthday cake. A simple recipe for basic vanilla frosting will follow the cake. I have used some things that you might have a variation of in your home. Instead of whole milk you might have 2%. Instead of cake flour you might have all purpose. You can use these but keep in mind they will change the texture a little bit.
Classic White Birthday Cake Recipe Nonstick cooking spray with flour- Baker's Joy works wonders! 2 1/4 cups cake flour (9 ounces) 1 cup whole milk , at room temperature 6 large egg whites (3/4 cup), at room temperature 2 teaspoons almond extract 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar (12 1/4 ounces) 4 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon table salt 12 tablespoons softened unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks)
1. Set oven rack in middle position. (If your oven is too small to cook both layers on a single rack, set racks in upper-middle and lower-middle positions and you'll stagger the pans on each layer) and heat to 350 degrees (325 with convection oven). Spray two 9-inch round cake pans with Baker's joy then line the bottoms with parchment or waxed paper rounds. Spray the paper rounds.
2. Pour milk, egg whites, and extracts into 2-cup glass measure, and whisk lightly until blended.
3.Mix cake flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in bowl of electric mixer at slow speed. Add butter; continue beating at slow speed until mixture resembles moist crumbs, with no powdery streaks remaining.
4. Add all but 1/2 cup of milk mixture to crumbs and beat at medium speed (or high speed if using handheld mixer) for 1 1/2 minutes. Add remaining 1/2 cup of milk mixture and beat 30 seconds more. Stop mixer and scrape sides of bowl. Return mixer to medium (or high) speed and beat 20 seconds longer.
5. Divide batter evenly between two prepared cake pans; using rubber spatula, spread batter to pan walls and smooth tops. Make sure the pans are at least 3 inches from the oven walls and 3 inches apart. (If oven is small, place pans on separate racks in staggered fashion like described above so the air can circulate. If you have a convection oven, this doesn't apply.) Bake until thin skewer or toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes.
Here's the frosting recipe:
Ingredients
2 tablespoons heavy cream 1 teaspoon vanilla extract A pinch of table salt 2 1/2 sticks unsalted butter , softened 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
Instructions:
Stir the cream, vanilla, and salt together in a small bowl until the salt dissolves. Beat the butter with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until smooth, 30 to 60 seconds. Reduce the speed to medium-low, slowly add the confectioners' sugar, and beat until smooth, 2 to 5 minutes. Beat in the cream mixture. Increase the speed to medium-high and beat until the mixture is light and fluffy, 4 to 8 minutes.
These are some pretty simple recipes that anyone can make. You'll find it is very rewarding to make your own cakes. Take the extra 10 minutes to make the cake from scratch. Have your kids help. It is a great time to share that are gone way too soon. If you have a cake that you make and are really proud of it, please share it with me on a site I set up to show off your cakes.
Jeff Spahn is a stressed out father who is trying to share with the world what he has learned about tandem bicycles, homemade birthday cakes and robotic lawnmowers. In his spare time he sleeps.
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Black Forest Cake is a delicious dessert the whole family will love. Learn how to decorate this recipe in this free cooking video. Expert: Jamaica Crist Contact: www.jamaicascakes.com Bio: Jamaica Crist is the owner of "Jamaica's Cakes" in West Los Angeles, CA. Her store specializes in original birthday cakes, elegant wedding cakes and many other fine desserts. Filmmaker: Traci Holsey Video Rating: 0 / 5
Ingredients 1 pk strawberry jello 1 pk white cake mix
---TOPPING--- 1 env dream whip mix 1 pkg instant vanilla pudding mix 1 1/2 cup cold milk 1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions:
Dissolve jello in 3/4 c boiling water. Add 1/2 c cold water and set aside at room temp.
Mix and bake cake as directed in 9x13 pan. Cool 20-25 mins. Poke holes in cake with end of wooden spoon, about 1 1/2 inches apart. With cup, slowly pour jello mixture into holes.
Refrigerate cake and prepare topping. In chilled bowl, blend whipped topping mix, pudding, cold milk and vanilla til stiff, 3-8 minutes.
Immediately frost cake. Store in refrigerator and serve chilled.
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When it comes to summer parties and serving a homemade dessert, I like to bake bundt style cakes. This recipe is one of my favorites because I use fresh blueberries that are in season. They are most plentiful during the months of May through September. Blueberries can be eaten raw or used in cooking and baking for cakes, pies, pudding, jams, jellies, granola mixes, muffins, breads or cereals.
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3 cups un-sifted flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup light brown sugar 1 tablespoon flour 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 3/4 cup butter, softened 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 4 eggs 1 cup sour cream 2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
Lightly grease and flour a 10" round tube pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift 3 cups of flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together in a large bowl; set aside. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar with 1 teaspoon of flour and cinnamon, stirring to mix the ingredients.
In a large bowl, beat the softened butter, granulated sugar and vanilla extract together until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well between each addition. At low speed, beat flour mixture alternating with sour cream into the mixture. Pour 1/3 of the batter into the baking pan. Sprinkle half of the blueberries and half of the brown sugar mixture; repeat layers.
Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 50-60 minutes. Cool for 20 minutes in the pan before removing the cake. You can glaze the top of the cake if desired.
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1 1/2 tablespoons water 2 cups confectioners sugar 2 1/2 tablespoons corn syrup 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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This first recipe is a basic cheesecake:
Ingredients 16 ounces of cream cheese, softened 8 ounces of sour cream 1/2 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 8 ounces of Cool Whip 1 graham cracker crust (ready made)
Mix together the cream cheese, sour cream, sugar and vanilla. After it's mixed well, add in the Cool Whip. Pour into pie crusts and chill. If you like fruit on top, you can add cherry pie filling for a wonderful flavor.
We happen to love pumpkin in my house. We always look forward to winter as we know pumpkin pie and pumpkin bread will soon be in our kitchen. This is a simple pumpkin cheesecake recipe using canned pumpkin:
Ingredients 1 graham cracker crust (ready made) 1 egg yolk (to brush the pie crust) 16 ounces of cream cheese, softened 2 eggs 3 /4 cup sugar 1 can of pumpkin 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ginger
Brush the pie crust with the egg yolk. Bake at 350 degrees for 5 minutes. Mix together the cream cheese, sugar and eggs. Your filling should be smooth and without lumps. We use an electric mixer to do this. Add in the pumpkin, cinnamon and ginger. Mix well. Pour pumpkin mixture into the pie crust and bake about 45 minutes. Middle should be set. Allow to cool and then refrigerate for several hours. Cut and serve.
We also love lemon. This is one of the simplest lemon cheesecake recipes I've ever seen:
Ingredients 1 graham cracker crust (ready made) 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 1 package instant lemon pudding 2 cups milk
Mix the cream cheese with 1/2 cup of the milk. Your mixture should be creamy. Add in the remaining milk and the pudding. Mix about one minute with an electric mixer. Pour into crust and refrigerate several hours.
And finally, what would Shavuot be without chocolate cheesecake?
Ingredients 1 graham cracker crust (ready made) 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 1 package instant chocolate pudding 1 1/2 cups milk 1/2 teaspoon vanilla Chocolate chips
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Shavuot truly is known as the "cheesecake holiday." I hope you enjoy these easy to make recipes.
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More recipes for old fashion cake from Grandma's recipe box.
STRAWBERRY SHORTCUT CAKE
This recipe is from a lady who ran a general store with her husband, when I was a child.
1 cup mini marshmallows 2 cups frozen strawberries 3 oz pkg strawberry gelatin 2 1 / 4 cups all-purpose flour 1 1 / 2 cups sugar 1 / 2 cup shortening 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 / 2 teaspoon salt 1 cup Milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 eggs
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease a 9 x 13-inch baking pan. Sprinkle marshmallows over the bottom of the baking pan. Combine strawberries and dry gelatin; set aside.
Combine the flour and the remaining ingredients; beat at low speed of an electric mixer until moistened. Pour batter over the marshmallows in pan. Spoon strawberry mixture over the batter.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes. Serve topped with whipped cream.
Have fun!
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Grandma Linda is a collector of vintage recipes. She enjoys sharing these old-time recipes on her blog at http://grandmasvintagerecipes.blogspot.com
