Description
Easter Cake is a vibrant, festive dessert that celebrates spring with its delightful flavors and colorful decorations. Perfect for holiday gatherings, this cake is sure to impress!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ½ cups cake flour
- 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
- 3 ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 5 large eggs
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- Food coloring (pastel shades)
- Fresh fruit or edible flowers (for decoration)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour two round cake pans.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream the softened butter until smooth. Gradually add sugar until fluffy.
- Incorporate eggs one at a time into the butter mixture, mixing well after each addition.
- Slowly blend in milk and vanilla until the batter is smooth and thick.
- Divide the batter evenly between prepared pans. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.
- Allow cakes to cool completely before frosting with your choice of icing and decorating with fruit or flowers.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 80mg