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

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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Nutritional Info

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving

• Calories: 1274 % Daily Value *
• Total Fat: 42 g 64.73%
• Saturated Fat: 20 g 98.4%
• Trans Fat: 1 g %
• Cholesterol: 98 mg 32.68%
• Sodium: 808 mg 33.67%
• Calcium: 140 mg 14.04%
• Potassium: 100 mg 2.87%
• Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
• Iron: 5 mg 28.34%
• Zinc: 0 mg 0%
• Total Carbohydrate: 220 g %
• Dietary Fiber: 1 g 4.64%
• Sugar: 154 g
• Protein: 7 g
• Alcohol: 1 g
• Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
• Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 1 g

• Vitamin A 21.43%
• Vitamin C 0.08%
• Vitamin D 1.18%

• * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Diabetes Exchanges

• Exchange - Fat8
• Exchange - Fruit0
• Exchange - NonFat Milk0
• Exchange - Other Carbs11
• Exchange - Starch4
• Exchange - Vegetables0
• Exchange - Lean Meat0
• Exchange - Alcohol0

MyPlate Info

• MyPlate - Grain Total4 oz-eq
• MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
• MyPlate - Fruit0 c
• MyPlate - Dairy0 c
• MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq

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