1 cup butter (unsalted)
1 & 1/2 cups white sugar
3 eggs
3/4 cup milk
1 & 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups cake flour (I used all-purpose flour)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1-2 containers of vanilla frosting (depends on how much is needed)
2 bags of individual Kitkat bars
1 bag of m&ms
1-2 containers of vanilla frosting (depends on how much is needed)
2 bags of individual Kitkat bars
1 bag of m&ms
Procedure
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease two 9-inch round cake pans.
3. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Set aside.
4. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.Beat in the eggs one at time and then stir in the vanilla extract.
5. Pour in milk and mix together with flour mixture just until the batter comes together.
6. Pour half of the batter into each of the 9-inch round pans.
7. Bake for 25-30 mins.
8. Let cool for 10 to 15 minutes in the pan.
9. Use vanilla frosting to cover the top and sides of one cake, and then stack the other on top of it.
10. Cover the whole double-layered cake in vanilla frosting.
11. Stand Kitkat bars vertically lining the edges around the cake. Cover the top of the cake with m&m's and enjoy.
A traditional birthday in my house usually ends with a delicious ice cream cake celebration from Dairy Queen. However, I decided to make my dad a cake when it was his birthday. I saw this really interesting cake on pinterest and wanted to try to make it. Surprisingly, it turned out very well for my first time making a homemade cake. I was going to use chocolate frosting because I figured that the cake would be too chocolately and rich for people's desires, so I used vanilla instead. It was still very rich and sugary, but it tasted very delicious and was gone the next day! The recipe called for cake flour, but I had to settle for AP flour. As a result, the cake was very dry instead of moist and delicious and didn't hold together as well as I thought it should have. It was extremely crumbly, but thick at the same time. However, it tasted delicious. The cake was perfect to satisfy a sweet tooth with just a few rich bites of a light and fluffy cake, creamy vanilla frosting, and sweet taste of chocolate and crunchy Kitkats.
9. Use vanilla frosting to cover the top and sides of one cake, and then stack the other on top of it.
10. Cover the whole double-layered cake in vanilla frosting.
11. Stand Kitkat bars vertically lining the edges around the cake. Cover the top of the cake with m&m's and enjoy.
A traditional birthday in my house usually ends with a delicious ice cream cake celebration from Dairy Queen. However, I decided to make my dad a cake when it was his birthday. I saw this really interesting cake on pinterest and wanted to try to make it. Surprisingly, it turned out very well for my first time making a homemade cake. I was going to use chocolate frosting because I figured that the cake would be too chocolately and rich for people's desires, so I used vanilla instead. It was still very rich and sugary, but it tasted very delicious and was gone the next day! The recipe called for cake flour, but I had to settle for AP flour. As a result, the cake was very dry instead of moist and delicious and didn't hold together as well as I thought it should have. It was extremely crumbly, but thick at the same time. However, it tasted delicious. The cake was perfect to satisfy a sweet tooth with just a few rich bites of a light and fluffy cake, creamy vanilla frosting, and sweet taste of chocolate and crunchy Kitkats.
Beautiful final product! I give you kuddos for trying to substitute flours and seeing how it went! Looks like next time you'll be sure to get some cake flour to make a more moist cake!
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