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Vanilla layer cake recipe
Photo: David Holifield

Vanilla layer cake recipe

11 ingredients 25 min + 45 min 8 people openrecipes

Bea, of the famous Bea's of Bloomsbury, shares her delectable vanilla layer cake recipe with us.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

945
Calories
29g
Protein
32g
Fat
133g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Strawberry Jam 1 cup (152g) 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 200 butter, soft
  • g salt
  • 0.5 caster sugar
  • tsp eggs, at room temperature
  • 375 egg yolks, at room temperature
  • g vanilla extract
  • 3 plain flour
  • 3 baking powder
  • 1 milk, lukewarm
  • tbsp whipped cream and strawberry jam, to serve
  • 275 icing sugar, for dusting

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By lovefood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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