The Most Vanilla Birthday Cake Ever!

ItemAmountUnit
Butter1Cup
Sugar1 3/4Cup
Cake flour2 3/4Cup
Egg Whites6
Baking Powder1Tsp
Salt1Tsp
Buttermilk3/4Cup
Vanilla1Tbsp
Baking Soda1Tsp
Vanilla Bean1/2Bean
Frosting
ItemAmountUnit
Butter1Cup
Vanilla Extract1Tbsp
Vanilla Bean1 1/2Beans
Salt1/8Tsp
Powdered Sugar10Cup
Cream Cheese2Oz
Milk2 – 8Tbsp
Directions:
Cake
1Cream / whisk together butter, sugar & egg whites.
2Mix in remaining dry and wet ingredients except for flour.
3Mix flour in on low then pulse high briefly to fully incorporate.
4Pour into 2 greased / papered 9″ cake pans.
5Bake at 325F until a knife in the middle comes out clean, about 25-30 minutes.
6Remove from pans and put into ziplock bags in fridge to cool
Frosting
1Cream / whisk together all ingredients, starting with 2 Tbsp of milk.
2Continue to add milk 1 Tbsp at a time until proper consistency is reached.
3Proper consistency is one that forms a slight crust after 30 minutes of drying.
4If it gets too wet, add more powdered sugar.
5Refrigerate slightly and load into pastry bag for piping onto cold cake layers.