Vanilla Cake Lab126 recipes
← All vanilla cake recipes

6 inch Vanilla Cake

Lindsay · lifeloveandsugar.com · 2021 · 6-8 servings

Against 126 vanilla cake recipes

Less sugar than 78% of recipes.

See how all 126 vanilla cake recipes compare →

Get the method at lifeloveandsugar.com →This page has the ingredients and the numbers. The instructions and photos are on the original recipe, which Recipe Lab does not republish.

How it compares

Against the typical cake: the median of 126 vanilla cake recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • Less sugar than 78% of recipes: 95% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 108%.
  • Liquid in the middle half of recipes: 94% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 82%.
Sugar: 95%, 21st percentileFat: 68%, 59th percentileEgg: 61%, 66th percentileLiquid: 94%, 67th percentileLeavening: 3.6%, 40th percentileSalt: 0.9%, 39th percentileSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 1 1/4 cups (163g) all-purpose flour163 g
  • 1 1/4 tsp baking powder≈ 6 g
  • 1/4 tsp salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 6 tbsp (84g) unsalted butter, room temperature84 g
  • 3/4 cup (155g) sugar155 g
  • 2 tbsp (30ml) vegetable oil≈ 27 g
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract≈ 6 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp (150ml) milk≈ 153 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 1/2 cups (336g) unsalted butter, room temperature336 g
  • 6 cups (690g) powdered sugar690 g
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 4-6 tbsp (60-90ml) water or heavy cream≈ 75 g
  • Salt, to tasten/a
  • Sprinkles, optionaln/a

flour 163 gbatter 695 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 126 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Sugar95% · 21st percentile
  • Fat68% · 59th percentile
  • Egg61% · 66th percentile
  • Liquid94% · 67th percentile
  • Leavening3.6% · 40th percentile
  • Salt0.9% · 39th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
15 to 18 minutes
median 28 minutes

Keep exploring

Recipes most like this one

Nearest by baker's percentages: sugar, fat, egg, liquid, leavening, salt.

Do something with it

Or browse all 126 vanilla cake recipes.