• prep: 30 min
• cook: 30 min
• total: 1 hr

servings:

A light, moist and delicious frosted vanilla cake with sprinkles - my favorite and perfect for a birthday or any celebration!

• Vanilla Cake
• 3 cups cake flour, sifted (345 g)
• 2 cups granulated sugar (400 g)
• 4 teaspoons baking powder (17 g)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (2.5 g)
• 5 large egg whites, at room temperature (150 g)
• 1 whole egg, at room temperature
• 1 cup whole milk or full fat buttermilk at room temperature (237 ml)
• 2-1/4 teaspoons pure vanilla extract (12 ml)
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, cold and cut into 24 even pieces (170 g)
• Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
• 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) of unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
• 3 - 3 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract
• Seeds scraped from one vanilla bean (or add 1 more teaspoon of pure vanilla extract)
• 3-4 tablespoons of heavy cream
• pinch of salt
• Decorations
• Sprinkles (I used about 1 cup of rainbow jimmies)

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