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In this step-by-step vanilla birthday cake tutorial, I’ll show you how to bake a cake and make a delicious vanilla sponge cake from scratch at home. With over 6 million views from 2011–2025, this homemade cake recipe is a fan favourite!
Step-by-step baking instructions to make a cake...
Step-by-step Cake Baking Instructions - Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). - Prepare your pan for cake baking. - Separate egg whites and yolks. - Add sugar, vanilla, and lemon to yolks. - Mix flour, salt, and baking powder separately. - Whip egg whites until stiff. - Whip yolks with sugar mixture. - Gently fold yolk mix into whites (don't beat). - Fold in flour a little at a time. - Pour into pan and bake 20–30 min. (Toothpick should come out clean.) - Cool your cake completely before decorating.
In the next video, we’ll decorate with a rich mocha buttercream icing recipe—the perfect finishing touch for your homemade vanilla sponge cake! 👉 https://youtu.be/ICzLbOw5Ef4
Thank you so much for baking along with me! 🥰 Comment below: What's your favourite cake to bake at home?
⏱️ Timestamps: How To Bake A Cake Step-by-Step 00:00 🎉 Intro: How to Bake a Cake from Scratch 00:14 🔥 Setting Oven Temp for Cake Baking (YIKES! What's in my hair?👇) 00:28 🍯 Pro-tip: Buttering Your Pan Like a Pro 02:49 🎂 Gathering Ingredients for How to Make a Cake 03:45 🌀 Mixing Secrets for Cake Batter 04:38 🥚 Separating Eggs for Sponge Cake 05:20 🧼 Top Hygiene Tips for Baking 06:46 🍋 Adding Zesty Lemon to Cake Recipes 08:09 🍦 Whipping Egg Whites Perfectly 09:19 🥄 Combining Cake Batter 11:01 🍞 Crafting the Perfect Blend 12:39 🎈 Cake Mix Ready for Oven 13:32 🍮 Filling the Pan for Baking Beginners 14:20 🔥 Baking Your Homemade Cake 15:01 🧽 Quick Cleanup After Baking 15:51 🪶 Toothpick Test: Is Cake Done? 16:39 🍃 Cooling the Cake Right
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Why no milk or butter? Check out the videos below...
🎨 ALSO WATCH: Cake Decorating Videos 🍰 3 Most Common Piping Tips (Easy Piping Techniques Cake Decorating Tutorial) 👉 https://youtu.be/yez4i7O5VOU 🍰 Different Cake Borders (Piping An Icing Braid Border or Rope Border) 👉 https://youtu.be/zvgDYehFXuI 🍰 How to Pipe a Snail Trail Icing Border | Icing Techniques Tutorial 👉 https://youtu.be/ziPuyeEOAoU
🙋♀️ Who Am I? Hi, I'm Amanda van der Gulik, founder of CleverDough.com. You might know me from my "How To Bake A Cake" and "How To Make A Cake" tutorials. After a life-changing coma, I pivoted to YouTube marketing and now help entrepreneurs rank their videos and create evergreen success.
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What's in my hair? A magnetic milk bag ripper from our fridge! It stuck to my braid while showing you how to bake a cake. I found out 3 years later!
