Quick and Easy Vanilla Cake Recipe | King Arthur Baking

Name: Quick and Easy Vanilla Cake Recipe | King Arthur Baking
Ingredients: 1 cup (198g) granulated sugar; 1/4 cup (50g) vegetable oil; 1 large egg, at room temperature; 1 teaspoon table salt; 2 1/2 teaspoons King Arthur Pure Vanilla Extract or 1 1/2 teaspoons King Arthur Pure Vanilla Plus; 1/2 teaspoon almond extract, optional; 1 cup (227g) milk; 4 tablespoons (57g) unsalted butter; 1 1/2 cups (180g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour or King Arthur Gluten-Free Measure for Measure Flour; 1/4 cup (28g) cornstarch; 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder; 2 cups (227g) confectioners' sugar; 4 tablespoons (57g) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 3 tablespoons (16g) King Arthur Double Dark Cocoa Blend, or your favorite unsweetened cocoa; 1 teaspoon King Arthur Pure Vanilla Extract; pinch table salt; 2 to 3 tablespoons (28g to 43g) milk, divided

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Moist, fluffy, and mixed by hand, this easy, one-bowl vanilla cake comes together in about 15 minutes. Melted butter adds flavor, oil helps the cake retain its moisture, and cornstarch ensures that...

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Ingredients

1 cup (198g) granulated sugar
1/4 cup (50g) vegetable oil
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 teaspoon table salt
2 1/2 teaspoons King Arthur Pure Vanilla Extract or 1 1/2 teaspoons King Arthur Pure Vanilla Plus
1/2 teaspoon almond extract, optional
1 cup (227g) milk
4 tablespoons (57g) unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups (180g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour or King Arthur Gluten-Free Measure for Measure Flour
1/4 cup (28g) cornstarch
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
2 cups (227g) confectioners' sugar
4 tablespoons (57g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
3 tablespoons (16g) King Arthur Double Dark Cocoa Blend, or your favorite unsweetened cocoa
1 teaspoon King Arthur Pure Vanilla Extract
pinch table salt
2 to 3 tablespoons (28g to 43g) milk, divided