Making a cake doesn’t have to be complicated or take forever. Here’s a vanilla cake (or cupcake) recipe that you can throw together in no time at all. And you don’t need a box mix!
Vanilla Cake
Here’s a one-bowl all-purpose vanilla cake from scratch instead of using a boxed mix. Quick and easy and makes either a dozen cupcakes or one 9″ cake.
- 1½ cups unsifted all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder
- 1 egg
- ¾ cup whole milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 6 Tablespoons vegetable oil
Optional icing
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips (semi-sweet or milk chocolate)
Baking preparation
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Grease and flour a 9″ square cake pan or put 12 cupcake wrappers in cupcake pan.
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Mix batter
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Put flour, sugar, and baking powder in large mixing bowl and stir to combine.
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Add egg, vanilla, and milk and beat one minute (by hand or mixer).
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Add oil and beat one more minute.
Baking method – choose one
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For cake: bake for 30 minutes or until cake tester (e.g. toothpick) comes out clean.
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For cupcakes: bake at 350 for about 20 minutes.
Optional icing
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After removing from the oven, sprinkle chocolate chips over cake or cupcakes
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Let sit about 10 minutes to melt
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Spread over cake with small metal spatula
