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Dairy
Easy
1 Hour
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Move over Betty and Duncan, I have something better! My recipes need a vanilla cake to then craft into the show-stopping and delicious dessert I intend to present. It is a simple recipe, to then make into what you envision – or keep it simple to complement some fresh fruit. You can only keep crafting new styles and tastes with this cake. Enjoy the endless possibilities. Watch Shena make her ice cream cone drip cake on Shena’s Sweet Spice!
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 and 1/2 tablespoons Haddar Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 and 1/2 cups (12 fluid ounces) milk (or oat milk for a parve choice)
1 teaspoon Gefen Vanilla Extract
1 and 1/2 cups (12 fluid ounces) oil
2 and 1/2 cups sugar
5 eggs
8 ounces coconut shortening
12 ounces (3 sticks) butter (for parve, use margarine such as Earth’s Best)
2 teaspoons Gefen Vanilla Extract
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
3 pounds Gefen Confectioners’ Sugar
3 tablespoons meringue powder
1/2 cup milk (oat milk or Gefen Almond Milk for a parve choice)
Prepare two 10-inch cake pans (lined with Gefen Parchment Paper). Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Separately combine milk and vanilla. Using an electric mixer combine the milk/vanilla, oil and sugar, then add in eggs.
Pour the wet ingredients into the flour mixture. Mix until just combined, but lump-free.
Divide the batter evenly between the two pans.
Place the pans in the center of the preheated oven. Bake for 30-40 minutes. If a toothpick is inserted into its center it should come out dry.
Cream your shortening and butter with your electric mixer at medium speed.
Scrape down the sides, then add vanilla and salt.
Gradually add sugar, then meringue powder.
Once well combined, add in milk.
Cover with a damp towel if using the same day. If you’re preparing in advance for another day, refrigerate or freeze. Take out a few hours before using and use the paddle on an electric mixer to smooth before using to frost cake.
Create a yummy topping with this easy and parve frosting for your vanilla cake! This frosting has made it on to my most celebrated cakes, with incredible memories as an added bonus! Celebrate all the reasons to smile with a great cake to mark that special moment! Yields 5 cups of frosting
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This is a very good recipe. I made it in a 9X13 rectangular pan—it took 45 minutes in my oven.
I see from the comments that some people are a little confused by the instructions. Allow me to re-write according to cookbook editing standards.
In a small bowl, combine the flour with the baking powder and salt.
In the bowl of a mixer, combine the eggs with the sugar and beat at medium speed until fluffy.
Add the oil and vanilla and beat on medium speed until well combined.
Add about ⅓ of the flour mixture and beat on low speed, just to combine.
Add about ½ of the milk and and beat on low speed, just to combine.
Add half of the remaining flour and beat on low speed, just to combine.
Add the rest of the milk and beat on low speed, just to combine.
Add the rest of the flour and beat on low speed, just to combine.
Beat on medium/high speed for about 30 seconds to make sure everything is well combined.
Pour into your prepared pans and bake as directed.
I hope that helps!
Thanks its awesome!
I made the cake- it was a perfect 👌decorating birthday cake. I piped flowers along the top. The cake filled 3 pans though not doubled. It was delicious 😋
ok thank you so much I’ll by th3 meringue powder but is there a substitute for the coconut
Any solid shortening will do. Crisco is not a great choice because it’s very unhealthful, where coconut oil is a healthy fat. You won’t get a strong coconut flavor if you go with the coconut oil. But if you’re dealing with an allergy or you just really don’t like coconut, you can use organic palm oil. Some supermarkets carry it, but many don’t. You can find it on Amazon.
is there a substitute for the meringue powder and the coconut? thx
You can use regular shortening and try one of these substitutes for the meringue powder but I don’t know how it will work for this recipe https://food52.com/blog/26844-best-meringue-powder-substitutes.
is there a substitute for the meringue powder and the coconut? thx
As a substitute for the meringue powder, you can use 2 egg whites, whipped up separately to stiff peaks, with cream of tartar or lemon juice added for stabilization
The coconut shortening can be swapped out for butter or regular vegetable shortening
it’s heaven a nice big surprise why would someone write FLOP?!?! it’s amazing
Yum!!!!!! It came out gorgeous!!!
best cake ever!
Amazing!!!!
excellent recipe! easy instructions and tastes amazing
Hi,
Is the measurement for baking powder correct? Is says 1.5 TBSP – should that be tsp?
Also, direction #3 for making the cake seems inaccurate or just very confusing.
Thank you!
Is there any substitute I can use instead of meringue powder?
“Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Separately combine milk and vanilla. Using an electric mixer combine the milk/vanilla, oil and sugar, then add in eggs.
Next you will be adding the flour blend to the oil mixture in three parts, alternating with two parts of the milk mixture. Mix until just combined, but lump free.”
Did you mean “combine the milk and vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine the oil. sugar and eggs”? This would make sense for next part. Please clarify. Thank you
yum!!!!
Looks soooooo good!!!!
flop
Looks so fun Can NOT wait to try it