The ultimate girly birthday cake featuring a tender pink vanilla bean sponge. Perfect for vintage heart-style decorating to celebrate turning 21 in style.
Ingredients
- 2.5 cups Cake flour
- 1.75 cups Granulated sugar
- 2.5 tsp Baking powder
- 1 tsp Salt
- 0.75 cup Unsalted butter, cubed and softened
- 0.25 cup Vegetable oil
- 5 large Egg whites
- 0.5 cup Sour cream
- 0.75 cup Whole milk
- 1 tbsp Vanilla bean paste
- 1 tsp Pink gel food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease three 8-inch pans.
- Whisk egg whites, sour cream, milk, vanilla, and coloring in a jug.
- Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a mixer. Add butter and oil until sandy.
- Pour in wet ingredients gradually. Beat on medium for 2 minutes.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes. Cool completely.
- Frost with buttercream and decorate with piping.