Description
Celebrate the special day with this Mother’s Day Layer Cake! Bursting with flavor, colorful layers, and a creamy frosting, this easy homemade cake is perfect for gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 ½ cups butter (softened)
- 6 eggs
- 1 ½ tbsp vanilla
- 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ tbsp baking powder
- ¾ tsp salt
- 2 cups whole milk
- ½ cup butter (softened)
- 4 cups confectioner's sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2–3 tbsp milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
- Prepare four 9-inch round cake pans with cooking spray.
- In a bowl, beat together sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs and vanilla, mixing well.
- Incorporate flour, baking powder, and salt; continue beating until blended.
- Gradually add milk, mixing until the batter is smooth.
- Divide the batter into four bowls and add different colors of food coloring to each.
- Mix each bowl to achieve the desired color.
- Pour each color of batter into a prepared cake pan.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool the cakes in the pan for 15 minutes before transferring to parchment paper to cool completely.
- For the frosting, combine butter and confectioner's sugar. Mix until crumbly.
- Add vanilla and 2 tablespoons of milk, then mix again. Adjust consistency with more milk as needed.
- Assemble the cake by layering with frosting between the colorful cake layers, finishing with frosting and sprinkles on top.
Notes
Ensure cakes are completely cooled before frosting to avoid melting.
Feel free to mix and match colors for a vibrant effect for special occasions.
Store any leftover cake in an airtight container to maintain freshness.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 60g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 75g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 105mg