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Simple White Cake

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This simple cake recipe was sent home from our children’s school. It is the easiest, best-tasting cake I’ve ever made. It’s great to make with the kids, especially for cupcakes. Use your favorite frosting on top of this delicious cake.

Ingredients

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Original recipe (1X) yields 12 servings

  • 1 cup white sugar
  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ¾ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ cup milk

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Directions

  1. Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch square cake pan.Ingredients to make simple white cake.Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
  2. Cream sugar and butter together in a mixing bowl. Add eggs, one at a time, beating briefly after each addition. Mix in vanilla.High angle of cake batter being mixed in a standing mixer with milk and flour in bowls off to the side. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
  3. Combine flour and baking powder in a separate bowl. Add to the wet ingredients and mix well. Add milk and stir until smooth.Overhead of a creamy cake batter in a bowl. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
  4. Pour batter into the prepared cake pan.Overhead of a cake batter in a cake pan. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
  5. Bake in the preheated oven until the top springs back when lightly touched, 30 to 40 minutes.Overhead of a baked white cake in a cake pan.Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
  6. Remove from the oven and cool completely. Frost and enjoy!

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