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Buttermilk cake with buttercream frosting sliced and served
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Buttermilk Cake with Buttercream Frosting

A moist, fluffy buttermilk cake layered with smooth, creamy buttercream frosting—perfect for birthdays, gatherings, or weekend treats.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 480
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • Ingredients:
  • For the Cake:
  • - 1 cup 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
  • - 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
  • - 3 cups granulated sugar
  • - 5 large eggs
  • - 3 cups all-purpose flour sifted
  • - 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • - 1/2 tsp salt
  • - 1 cup buttermilk
  • - 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • - 1/2 tsp almond extract optional
  • For the Buttercream Frosting:
  • - 1 cup 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
  • - 4 cups powdered sugar sifted
  • - 2–3 tbsp heavy cream or milk
  • - 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • - Pinch of salt

Equipment

  • Stand mixer or hand mixer
  • - Rubber spatula
  • - Mixing bowls
  • - 3 (9-inch) cake pans
  • - Measuring tools
  • - Cooling rack
  • - Offset spatula

Method
 

  1. Instructions:
  2. Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour three 9-inch cake pans; line bottoms with parchment paper.
  3. Cream butter, shortening, and sugar until light and fluffy (4–5 minutes).
  4. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
  5. In a separate bowl, sift flour, baking powder, and salt.
  6. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, starting and ending with flour.
  7. Stir in vanilla and almond extract.
  8. Divide batter evenly into pans; smooth tops.
  9. Bake 30–35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
  10. Let cakes cool 10 minutes in pans, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
  11. For frosting, beat butter until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar and cream.
  12. Add vanilla and salt; beat until fluffy (3–4 minutes).
  13. Frost each cake layer, then spread frosting around entire cake with offset spatula.

Notes

Notes:
- For added flavor, brush cake layers with simple syrup before frosting.
- Almond extract adds depth, but can be skipped if desired.
- Make sure cakes are fully cooled before frosting.