Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup canola oil
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
3 large eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon white vinegar
1 cup buttermilk, room temperature, divided
Instructions
1-Preheat and prepare pans: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C, or 330°F fan forced). Grease and line two 8-inch round cake pans.
2-Sift dry ingredients: Sift together flour, cornstarch, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
3-Cream butter, oil, and sugar: Cream softened butter, oil, and sugar with a mixer for 2-3 minutes until light and fluffy.
4-Add eggs: Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
5-Add wet ingredients: Add vanilla extract, white vinegar, and ½ cup buttermilk; mix until just combined.
6-Fold in dry ingredients and buttermilk: Switch to a spatula. Fold in half the dry ingredients, then remaining buttermilk, then remaining dry ingredients; mix until just combined.
7-Bake cakes: Divide batter between pans; bake 30-35 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
8-Cool cakes: Let cakes cool in pans 10-15 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack; cool completely before frosting.
Last Step:
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🥚 Always use room temperature eggs and buttermilk so the batter stays smooth and does not become dense.
🌽 The cornstarch and all-purpose flour blend mimics cake flour by lowering the protein content for a more tender crumb.
🤲 Fold the dry ingredients by hand with a spatula at the end to avoid overworking the gluten and keep the cake soft.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cooling Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 60mg