The Best Homemade Vanilla Cake Recipe

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9*13 sheet pan

Combine dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt) in a mixing bowl *if using a stand mixer, use a paddle attachment not a whisk.

In a separate bowl or large glass measuring cup, whisk vanilla, egg whites, milk, and vegetable oil.

With the mixer on low, add chunks of butter slowly to the dry mix.

Mix until no lumps remain, the mixture will become crumbly

Add 1/3 of the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients (it will look like a thick brownie batter) scrape down the bowl.

And in another 1/3 or the wet and beat on medium high for 4-5 mins

Scrape the bowl down and add the final 1/3 of the wet ingredients and mix on medium speed for an additional 5 mins.

Pour into prepared cake pan.

Bake for 50 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean and sides have begun to pull away from the side of the pan.

Allow the cake to cool completely inside the pan. Decorate with buttercream or cream-cheese frosting.