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Here’s Buddy Valastro’s favorite recipe. Put the sugar, shortening, butter, and vanilla in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and padded at a low-medium speed until the mixture is smooth, with no lumps (approximately 3 minutes). With the motor running, add water in a thin stream.
Buddy Valastro’s Vanilla Cake. Divide the batter evenly between the two cake pans, using a rubber spatula to scrape down the bowl and get as much batter as possible out. Bake until the cake begins to pull from the sides of the pan and is springy to the touch, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove the cakes from the oven and let cool for at least 30 minutes,…
This is a home version of the basic vanilla cake we use at Carlo’s. Put the flour, sugar, vegetable oil, baking powder, vanilla, and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitter with the paddle attachment. (If you don’t have a stand mixer, you can use a hand mixer, but take extra care no to overmix.)
This is a home-cook-friendly version of the recipe I adapted from my father’s old formula for an American-style vanilla cake. At home, as at Carlo’s Bake Shop, it will produce the same moist cake and perfect grain every time. The custard cream is optional.
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