Three layer vanilla cake swirled with lingonberry jam and simply frosted with vanilla buttercream
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword easy layer cake, how to bake a cake, layer cake recipe, vanilla buttercream
Prep Time10minutes
Cook Time25minutes
Total Time35minutes
Servings10slices
Ingredients
Cake
3cupsflour
2teaspoonsbaking powder
1 ½cupmilkI used unsweetened almond
1 ½cupbuttermelted
1 ½cupsugar
4eggs
2teaspoonsvanilla extract
½teaspoonsea salt
3tablespoonslingonberry jamor berry jam of your choice
Frosting
3cupspowdered sugarsifted
1cupbuttersoftened
1teaspoonvanilla
splash of milkI used unsweetened almond
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix flour, baking powder, and sea salt in a large bowl.
Mix milk, butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract in another bowl. Add wet to dry and mix well.
Divide batter evenly into three round, 9-inch pans. Swirl jam through batter.
Bake for about 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Meanwhile, beat together frosting ingredients, adding milk last. If desired, swirl some more lingonberry jam into the frosting after it's mixed.
Once cake is baked, cool layers completely then frost.