Flour: This cake recipe uses all-purpose flour.If you’re looking to keep this cake gluten-free, use a cake flour substitute ...

Yes, you can use this gluten-free vanilla cake recipe to make cupcakes. Remember that the baking time may vary, so it's a good idea to start checking for doneness around the 15-minute mark.

Vanilla cake is typically cooked in an oven or microwave. However, if you do not have access to either of them, here we bring you a super easy vanilla cake recipe that you can make in a pressure ...

1. Set the oven at 350 degrees. Rub the inside of a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan very lightly with vegetable oil. Line the pan with a piece of parchment paper that comes 1 inch above the top edges of the pan.

“Vanilla extract [adds] that homemade touch,” says Adams. If you’re baking a white cake, you can also add a splash of almond or cardamom extract, or coconut extract for a coconut cake.

Method. 1. Put the butter in a microwave-safe mug and microwave on high for 30-45 seconds until melted. Stir in the caster sugar, flour, baking powder, milk and vanilla until smooth.

And if you wear mascara, make sure it’s waterproof—when my new sister-in-law saw the cake, it felt so special that she started crying, and then inevitably so did I. Now, the cakes!

“I fish a vanilla bean out of the jar, snip off one end, and squeeze the seeds into whatever I’m cooking,” Garten said. “You not only taste deep vanilla in your cake or custard but also ...