Scary Spooky Super Moist Halloween Cakes

Our little helper wanted to make a cake and we ended up making

some Halloween cake fun.

It took sooooo long.....

8 ingredients

10 min prep time

18 min cooking time

Ingredients

2 1/2  cups all-purpose flour

3  teaspoons baking powder

1/4  teaspoon salt

2  cups sugar

1  cup butter or margarine, softened

2  teaspoon vanilla

3  eggs

1  cup buttermilk

Directions

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease your choice shape of baking tins : I use Pam Baking Spray.  In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt.

In large bowl, beat sugar and butter until light and fluffy, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in vanilla and eggs until well blended. Alternate adding the flour mixture and milk, beating well and scraping bowl after each addition. Pour batter evenly into pans.  When baking with our 3 year old I blend with a whisk for safety reasons.  

Bake 16 to 18 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes.  Cool completely, about 1/2 hour. Frost / Decorate as desired.

Enjoy

Angel

Super Moist Yellow Butter Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

We recently celebrated my daughters birthday.  She always wants a homemade cake from mom.

So this years cake is a Yellow Butter Cake with

Pink & Yellow Layers (her favorite colors)

Ingredients:

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 3 cups sifted flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

• Cream butter then gradually add sugar, beating well .
•  Add eggs, beating well after each addition: this mix should be fluffy yellow.
•  In another bowl, combine the flour and baking powder: Then add mix to the creamed mixture ( above) alternating with milk, beginning and ending with the flour mix. Mix well.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Divide mixture into 2 bowls 
•  (I added a couple of drops of pink and yellow food coloring till desired colors were achieved)
•  Pour batter into 2 greased/floured 9" pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center come out clean.
• Cool in pan for 10 minutes then remove layers from pans and cool completely

Super moist and simply melted in your mouth.

Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

Ingredients:

• 2 cup butter, softened
• 7 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoon milk
• 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions:

• In a bowl combine butter, sugar and salt. Beat till blended.
• Add the milk and vanilla and beat for an additional 3 to 5 minutes or until smooth and creamy.

My 2 year old had to taste test the middle layer of pink icing.

I caught him pink fingered, lol.

It was delicious.

Angel

(This recipe is adapted from an old Southern Living recipe-year unknown)