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\nMy oldest son is a vanilla person, and typically the only one in the family who requests a vanilla on vanilla birthday cake. This is the recipe I use, and it\u2019s a huge hit, even amongst the \u2018chocolate or bust\u2019 crowd.\n

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Ezra\u2019s Vanilla Birthday Cake<\/div>\n

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Recipe Type<\/span>: Dessert<\/span><\/div>\n

Author: Dara Boxer<\/span><\/div>\n

Prep time: 15 mins<\/time><\/div>\n

Cook time: 50 mins<\/time><\/div>\n

Total time: 1 hour 5 mins<\/time><\/div>\n

Serves: 12<\/span><\/div>\n

If you don\u2019t have cake flour (I never do), you can make a simple substitution using all-purpose flour and cornstarch with the following ratio: 7\/8 cup all-purpose flour + 2 tablespoons of cornstarch = cake flour, you\u2019re welcome<\/div>\n

Ingredients<\/div>\n

2 3\/4 cups cake flour (see note)<\/li>\n
2 1\/2 teaspoons baking powder<\/li>\n
3\/4 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n
16 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened<\/li>\n
1 3\/4 cups sugar<\/li>\n
4 large eggs, at room temperature<\/li>\n
1 tablespoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n
1 1\/2 cups whole milk, at room temperature<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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Instructions<\/div>\n
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1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly coat two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans with vegetable oil spray, then line bottoms with parchment paper. Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl and set aside.<\/li>\n
2. Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until incorporated, scraping down the bowl as needed. Beat in the vanilla.<\/li>\n
3. Reduce speed to low and beat in one-third of flour mixture. Beat in half the milk. Repeat with half of the remaining flour mixture, then the remaining milk, and finally the remaining flour mixture.<\/li>\n
4. Pour the batter into the prepared pans and smooth top. Bake until a skewer interred into the center comes out with a few crumbs attached, 30-45 minutes.<\/li>\n
5. Let the cakes cool in the pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Run a knife around the edge of the cake to loosen, then flip out onto the racks. Flip the cakes upright, and let cool completely before frosting.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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