Wolfgang Puck Center Fill Bakeware Set warranty Easy Vanilla Butter Cake, Ingredients, Method

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Easy Vanilla Butter Cake

INGREDIENTS

2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, room temperature

13/4 cups sugar

4 large eggs

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

1teaspoon butter vanilla extract

11/4 cups milk

11/2 cups all purpose flour

11/2 cups cake flour

1tablespoon baking powder

1teaspoon kosher salt or 1/2 teaspoon table salt

2 tablespoons flour, in shaker

METHOD

1Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Generously spray either the savarin or tube pan, the round cake pan and the bottom of the center fill insert with nonstick spray. Coat each pan with a thin layer of flour.

2Using the paddle attachment on your stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar on medium speed for 3-4 minutes. Scrape bowl. Add eggs and mix for one minute. Scrape bowl. Add milk, vanilla and butter vanilla extract. Mix on low while you sift the flours, baking powder and salt onto a piece of parchment. Gather up the parchment, creating a cradle or chute to make adding the flour to the mixer easier. Mix until no dry ingredients remain. Scrape bowl and mix for 10 seconds on high speed.

Easy Vanilla Butter Cake (continued)

3Remove and divide batter using the following method: Into either the savarin or tube pan, measure out 5 1/2 cups of batter and spread it around evenly. Now gently screw on the center fill insert. Add 2 cups of batter to the round pan.

4Place both pans in lower third of oven. Place a foil or parchment-lined cookie sheet on the rack below to catch any batter overflow. Set timer for 25 minutes. When time is up, test the bottom round pan by inserting a toothpick or bamboo skewer into the center. It should come out either clean or with a few moist crumbs clinging to it. (Wet batter means

it is not done.)

5If done, remove this pan and reset timer for 20 more minutes for the savarin or tube pan. Test for doneness on this pan by inserting a toothpick or bamboo skewer in between one of the 4 small slits on the top of the center fill insert. Remove and cool for 10 minutes.

6Gently remove center fill insert by unscrewing. Invert onto pretty serving platter. Invert lower round pan as well. Cool completely. Fill and frost

as desired.

Recipe courtesy Marian Getz

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