Vanilla Smash Cake for a First Birthday
This tender vanilla smash cake is small enough for a first birthday and easy to decorate with creamy buttercream.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup cake flour sifted
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 2 tablespoons sour cream room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup whole milk room temperature
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temperature, for frosting
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract for frosting
- 1 tablespoon whole milk or heavy cream room temperature
- 1 pinch salt to taste
Instructions
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350°F. Grease three 4-inch pans or one 6-inch pan and line the bottoms with parchment.
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg, then vanilla and sour cream, mixing until smooth.
- Mix in the flour, baking powder, and salt, then add the milk and stir just until combined.
- Bake 4-inch cakes for 18 to 22 minutes or a 6-inch cake for 24 to 28 minutes, until the cake springs back and a toothpick is clean. Cool completely.
- Beat the frosting butter until pale. Add powdered sugar, vanilla, milk, and salt; mix until smooth.
- Level and stack cooled layers with frosting, crumb coat, chill 30 minutes, then decorate with the remaining frosting.
Notes
Use a 6-inch pan for one taller cake or three 4-inch pans for layers.