Description
Celebrate the season with this vibrant Easter Cake, featuring fluffy layers and delightful cream cheese frosting that will impress your guests at any spring gathering.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups cake flour
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 4 large eggs (room temperature)
- 1 cup whole milk
- ½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- Food coloring (for decoration)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease two 9-inch round cake pans.
- In a bowl, whisk together cake flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Incorporate milk and vanilla into the creamed mixture until smooth.
- Gradually fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients until combined.
- Divide batter between prepared pans and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool cakes in pans for 10 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.
- For frosting, beat cream cheese until smooth. Gradually mix in powdered sugar and add food coloring as desired.
- Frost the cooled cakes and decorate with sprinkles or edible flowers.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (100g)
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 70mg