Name: Ultimate kids vanilla butter party cake recipe
Ingredients: 150g salted butter; 62.50 ml vegetable oil; 375.00 ml white sugar; 2 eggs; 625.00 ml self raising flour; 312.50 ml whole milk; 125g egg whites; 375.00 ml white caster sugar; 500g softened salted butter; 1 tsp vanilla essence

by Monzir and Janelle - Monzelle Last updated on 06/21/2023

Give cake-making a go with this show-stopping vanilla butter kids party cake with delicious Swiss meringue buttercream frosting. it's made by the winner of My Kitchen Rules 2022, Janelle Halil. - Monzir and Janelle - Monzelle

Ingredients

150g salted butter
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups self raising flour
1 1/4 cup whole milk

Swiss meringue buttercream

125g egg whites
1 1/2 cup white caster sugar
500g softened salted butter
1 tsp vanilla essence

Method

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 180 C. Line baking tins with baking paper.
Step 2

Cream the butter, oil and sugar in a mixing bowl until pale in colour. Add the eggs one at a time until fully incorporated. Add the flour in 3 parts, and alternate with the milk. Beat for 15 seconds on high until fluffy.
Step 3

Pour into prepared baking tins and bake for at least 30 minutes and check using a bamboo skewer.
Step 4

To make the Swiss meringue buttercream, add egg whites and white sugar to a bowl and place over a baine-marie. Whisk the egg whites and sugar to cook the egg white and dissolve the sugar. Using a pastry brush and water wash the sides of the inside of the bowl to ensure no sugar crystals form and crystalise your mixture. Once you can rub some of the mixture between your thumb and index finger and there are no sugar granules, the mixture is ready.
Step 5

Add the hot mixture to a standing mixture fitted with a whisk attachment, or using a hand held whisk, whisk the mixture until the egg whites turn into a thick stable meringue mix. Once the egg mixture is cooled and stiff peaks have formed, add the softened butter a little at a time until fully incorporated and creamy. Add vanilla or other flavourings of your choice.
Step 6

Ice the cake using the buttercream.