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Dairy
Easy
1 Hour
Diets 
Move over Betty and Duncan, I have something better! My recipes need a vanilla cake to then craft into the show-stopping and delicious dessert I intend to present. It is a simple recipe, to then make into what you envision – or keep it simple to complement some fresh fruit. You can only keep crafting new styles and tastes with this cake. Enjoy the endless possibilities. Watch Shena make her ice cream cone drip cake on Shena’s Sweet Spice!
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 and 1/2 tablespoons Haddar Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 and 1/2 cups (12 fluid ounces) milk (or oat milk for a parve choice)
1 teaspoon Gefen Vanilla Extract
1 and 1/2 cups (12 fluid ounces) oil
2 and 1/2 cups sugar
5 eggs
8 ounces coconut shortening
12 ounces (3 sticks) butter (for parve, use margarine such as Earth’s Best)
2 teaspoons Gefen Vanilla Extract
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
3 pounds Gefen Confectioners’ Sugar
3 tablespoons meringue powder
1/2 cup milk (oat milk or Gefen Almond Milk for a parve choice)
Prepare two 10-inch cake pans (lined with Gefen Parchment Paper). Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Separately combine milk and vanilla. Using an electric mixer combine the milk/vanilla, oil and sugar, then add in eggs.
Pour the wet ingredients into the flour mixture. Mix until just combined, but lump-free.
Divide the batter evenly between the two pans.
Place the pans in the center of the preheated oven. Bake for 30-40 minutes. If a toothpick is inserted into its center it should come out dry.
Cream your shortening and butter with your electric mixer at medium speed.
Scrape down the sides, then add vanilla and salt.
Gradually add sugar, then meringue powder.
Once well combined, add in milk.
Cover with a damp towel if using the same day. If you’re preparing in advance for another day, refrigerate or freeze. Take out a few hours before using and use the paddle on an electric mixer to smooth before using to frost cake.
Create a yummy topping with this easy and parve frosting for your vanilla cake! This frosting has made it on to my most celebrated cakes, with incredible memories as an added bonus! Celebrate all the reasons to smile with a great cake to mark that special moment! Yields 5 cups of frosting
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ok thank you so much I’ll by th3 meringue powder but is there a substitute for the coconut
is there a substitute for the meringue powder and the coconut? thx
You can use regular shortening and try one of these substitutes for the meringue powder but I don’t know how it will work for this recipe https://food52.com/blog/26844-best-meringue-powder-substitutes.
is there a substitute for the meringue powder and the coconut? thx
As a substitute for the meringue powder, you can use 2 egg whites, whipped up separately to stiff peaks, with cream of tartar or lemon juice added for stabilization
The coconut shortening can be swapped out for butter or regular vegetable shortening
it’s heaven a nice big surprise why would someone write FLOP?!?! it’s amazing
Yum!!!!!! It came out gorgeous!!!
best cake ever!
Amazing!!!!
excellent recipe! easy instructions and tastes amazing
Hi,
Is the measurement for baking powder correct? Is says 1.5 TBSP – should that be tsp?
Also, direction #3 for making the cake seems inaccurate or just very confusing.
Thank you!
Is there any substitute I can use instead of meringue powder?
“Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Separately combine milk and vanilla. Using an electric mixer combine the milk/vanilla, oil and sugar, then add in eggs.
Next you will be adding the flour blend to the oil mixture in three parts, alternating with two parts of the milk mixture. Mix until just combined, but lump free.”
Did you mean “combine the milk and vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine the oil. sugar and eggs”? This would make sense for next part. Please clarify. Thank you
yum!!!!
Looks soooooo good!!!!
flop
Looks so fun Can NOT wait to try it