Simple White Cake

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.

Prep Time:
10 mins
Cook Time:
30 mins
Total Time:
40 mins
Servings:
12
Yield:
1 9-inch square cake

Ingredients

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

    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.
       

    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.
       

    4. Pour batter into the prepared cake pan.

      Overhead of a cake batter in a cake pan.
       

    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.
       

    6. Remove from the oven and cool completely. Frost and enjoy!

      a close up, low angle view on a square of simple white cake frosted with white icing and served on a turquoise plate.

      Recipe Tip

      A 10-inch round pan will produce similar results. To make cupcakes, line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners. Divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups and bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes.

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