Butter Cake Recipe

Instructions

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1. - Preheat the oven to 350°F. Prepare pans with vegetable pan spray or use Wilton's Cake Release Spray.
2. - Using a stand mixer (if available), combine butter and sugar together in a large mixing bowl, creaming until mixture is light and fluffy.
3. - Next, add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Then, mix in the pure vanilla extract and the almond extract.
4. - In a separate bowl, mix the flour with the baking powder and salt. Once mixed, alternate adding the flour mixture slowly to the creamed butter mixture while also mixing in the milk until it's thoroughly mixed.
5. - Slowly pour the combined batter into two 8-inch round pans making sure the same amount is in each, place in a preheated oven, and bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
6. - As the butter cake is baking, whip up a batch of Wilton's Easy Vanilla Buttercream Frosting.
7. - Once the butter cake is finished baking, remove it from the oven and let it cool for 10 minutes while still in the baking pan. Then, loosen the sides and place the baked cake layers on a cooling wire rack.
8. - Let the cake cool completely to room temperature before decorating with buttercream frosting.

Notes

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