Berry Birthday Cake

This was the cake I made for my husband's birthday. Thanks to JoyTheBaker for this wonderful recipe. I really wanted to use fresh berries, but as it is winter here, I couldn't get it , have to be satisfied with the thawed frozen berries.

Vanilla cake batter..

Batter is ready to go in the oven..

Think I put a little bit more batter, cake got burnt at the edges..

Frosting for cake, at this point I was over the moon as it tasted really yumm...

Forgot some shots of layering the cake...

This recipe makes a 2 layer ,8-inch cake and some cupcakes..

Ingredients

• 225gm unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
• 1 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp vanilla bean paste
• 2 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt

Method

1. Preheat oven to 150C. Cream butter and sugar in a hand mixer on medium speed for 5 minutes or until light and fluffy. Scrape the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula in between.
2. Add eggs one by one, beating for one minute after each addition.
3. Whisk flour, salt and baking powder in a bowl. In another bowl, combine milk with vanilla paste and vanilla extract.
4. Whisk in flour and milk mixture into the butter and sugar mixture in 3 batches.
5. Once it is combined ,stop mixing.
6. Pour into the greased cake tins about less than half of the pan.
7. Bake for 20-25 minutes until the cake is pale golden color or a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
8. Let it cool down in the pan for 5-10 minutes and take it out.
9. Frost the cake only when it is cooled completely.

Vanilla Whipped Buttercream Frosting recipe..

Ingredients

• 225gm unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 cup All-purpose flour
• 1/2 Tbsp vanilla bean paste

Method

1. Take 1/4 cup of the milk in a saucepan and combine flour and vanilla paste. Whisk until no lumps are there. Add the remaining milk and cook in medium heat, whisking in between.
2. Reduce the heat once it starts boiling. Keep whisking until it thickens.
3. Remove from heat but keep whisking for couple of minutes. Allow the mixture to cool down completely. You can pop it in the freezer for sometime.
4. Cream the butter with hand mixture for one minute. Then add sugar and beat for around 10 minutes until it turns light and fluffy and the sugar is dissolved. Don't forget to scrape the sides of the bowl in between.
5. Add the flour milk mixture into butter and sugar mixture. Increase the speed to medium until the frosting is light and fluffy.

This is a perfect cake for a special occasion. Though it is time consuming, the end result is as sweet as butter cream frosting.