For any celebratory gathering, girls night in, or sweet tooth craving-this cake will always hit the spot. The recipe was inspired by Smitten Kitchen’s Best Birthday Cake.

RECIPE

Ingredients: 

• 2 cups flour
• 1 t baking powder
• 3/4 t baking soda
• 2 t salt
• 1 stick butter 
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 t vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk

Buttercream Frosting:

• 4 cups confectioners sugar
• 1 t salt
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3 t vanilla extract
• (Up to) 1/2 cup heavy cream

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350
• Prepare three 4-inch cake pans by spraying with pam.
• In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking power, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• Using a hand-held or stand mixer, beat butter and sugar on medium until fluffy. Then beat in vanilla.
• Beat in eggs one at a time. 
• Gently beat in buttermilk until just combined. 
• Slowly add flour mixture until completely smooth. 
• Pour batter into prepared pans and bake for 30 minutes.
• While cakes are in the oven, in a large bowl, using a handheld or stand mixer (fitted with a whisk), beat the butter on medium speed until smooth, about 2 minutes.
• With the mixer running on low, add confections' sugar, vanilla extract, and salt.
• Increase to high speed and beat for 3 minutes.
• Taste. Add an extra pinch of salt if needed.
• Allow cakes to cool for 15 minutes and then remove from pans. 
• Once the cakes have cooled, spread buttercream in between each cake layer.
• Apply #ChefanieSheet & enjoy!

30 minutes active time, 1 hour total time. Serves 6.

Note: This cake batter is enough for three 4-inch cake pans.