Best Birthday Cake Ever (Awesome Chocolate Frosting Too!)

Posted by Kelly B. Credit to kaboose.com and Ghiradelli

Thanks Kelly for another great recipe.  I'm thankful to say I've tried this one too, and I really don't want to make box cakes anymore.  It's so good and homemade.  Another reason why I can't lose that baby weight from 2 years ago.  Sigh...  On to the recipe!

Best Birthday Cake

found on kaboose.com

 

Ingredients

• 2 cups (500 mL) sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2-1/2 cups (625 mL) all-purpose flour
• 1 cup (250 mL) milk
• 3/4 cup (175 mL) vegetable oil
• 2-1/4 teaspoons (11 mL) baking powder
• 1 teaspoon (5 mL) vanilla

Cooking Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Line two 9-inch (23-cm) round cake pans or one 9x13-inch (23 x 33 cm) rectangular baking pan with parchment paper. Grease the paper and the sides of the pan well.
2. In a large mixing bowl, with an electric mixer, beat sugar and eggs together until slightly thickened, about 1 minute. Add flour, milk, oil, baking powder, and vanilla and beat for another minute, just until the batter is smooth and creamy. Don't overbeat. Pour batter into the prepared baking pan(s).
3. Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes or until the tops are golden and a toothpick poked into the center of the layer comes out clean. (A single rectangular pan will take longer to bake than two round ones.) Loosen the sides of the cake from the pan with a thin knife, then turn out onto a rack and peel off the paper. Let cool completely then cover with frosting or whipped cream and strawberries.

Best Chocolate Frosting

Ghirardelli Buttercream Frosting recipe from the cocoa can

 

6 TBSP butter softened

2 2/3 cups powdered sugar

1/2 cup Ghirardelli Unsweetened Cocoa Powder

1/3 cup milk

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

 

In bowl beat butter until light and fluffy, Add the rest of the items in the order listed and blend well.