magnolia bakery s vanilla birthday cake and frosting

🥘 Ingredients

• • unsalted butter
• • sugar
• • eggs
• • self rising flour
• • all-purpose flour
• • milk
• • vanilla
• • confectioners' sugar

📝 Instructions

1. 1 preheat oven to 350
2. 2 grease and lightly flour three 9 inch round cake pans , then line the bottoms with waxed paper
3. 3 in a large bowl , on the medium speed of an electric mixer , cream the butter until smooth
4. 4 add the sugar gradually and beat until fluffy , about 3 minutes
5. 5 add the eggs one at a time , beating well after each addition
6. 6 combine the flours and add in four parts , alternating with the milk and the vanilla extract , beating well after each addition
7. 7 divide batter among the cake pans
8. 8 bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a cake tester inserted into center of cake comes out clean
9. 9 let cakes cool in the pans for 10 minutes
10. 10 remove from pans and cool completely on wire rack
11. 11 if you're making cupcakes , line two 12-cup muffin tins with cupcake papers
12. 12 spoon the batter into the cups about three-quarters full
13. 13 bake until the tops spring back when lightly touched , about 20 to 22 minutes
14. 14 remove cupcakes from pans and cool completely on a rack before icing
15. 15 when cake has cooled , ice between the layers , then ice top and sides of cake
16. 16 to make the icing - place the butter in a large mixing bowl
17. 17 add 4 cups of the sugar and then the milk and vanilla
18. 18 beat until smooth and creamy
19. 19 gradually add the remaining sugar , 1 cup at a time , until icing is thick enough to be of good spreading consistency
20. 20 if desired , add a few drops of food coloring and mix thoroughly
21. 21 use and store icing at room temperature , as icing will set if chilled
22. 22 can store in an airtight container for up to three days