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Vanilla Sheet Cake with Buttercream Frosting
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Vanilla Sheet Cake with Buttercream Frosting

This vanilla sheet cake with buttercream frosting is a delicious fluffy white velvet cake baked in a sheet pan. Top this with your homemade bakery-style buttercream frosting and you have a winner.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Bars, Cake, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bars, Cake, Dessert
Servings: 24 Servings
Calories: 201kcal

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Kitchen Essentials

Half Sheet Pan
Half Sheet Pan
Glass Mixing Bowl
Glass Mixing Bowl
Silverware
Silverware
Dessert Plate
Dessert Plate
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 Cups All-purpose flour Sifted
  • 1 1/2 Cups Cake flour Sifted
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1 1/2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 1 1/2 Cups Granulated Sugar
  • 2/3 Cup Vegetable Oil
  • 1/3 Cup Vegetable Shortening at Room Temperature
  • 3 Tablespoons Vanilla Extract Can use clear for a whiter batter
  • 3 Large Eggs
  • 1 1/2 Cups Buttermilk

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Instructions

  • Preheat the oven at 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
    Sift together the flours, baking soda, baking powder, salt and sugar. Set this aside.
    Sifting All-Purpose Flour for Cake Flour
  • Prepare your baking container. Today, I used the half sheet pan. I sprayed with a light amount of oil. If baking in two 9-inch round cake pans, then I would butter and flour them. Cut 2 circles of parchment paper and line the bottoms. This will assure that your cakes come out after baking.
  • In a mixing bowl, beat together the vegetable oil, shortening and vanilla. Beat until light, fluffy, and creamy.
  • Add the eggs one at a time.
    Mixing Eggs into the Cake Batter
  • By hand, fold in the dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk.
    Folding in Buttermilk in the cake batter
  • As soon as the batter comes together and there are no lumps, pour into your baking container(s).
  • Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the cake springs back or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Cool the cake before frosting. See the post for three different kinds of frosting recipes that I have used on this cake.
    Frosting White Velvet Sheet Cake

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Nutrition

Calories: 201kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 75mg | Potassium: 46mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 59IU | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 1mg
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