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Vanilla Bean Cake

5 from 1 vote
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 c sour cream
  • 1 T vanilla bean paste
  • 1 T vanilla extract
  • 4 c cake flour
  • 2 1/2 c granulated sugar
  • 4 1/2 t baking powder
  • 2 t salt
  • 1 c unsalted butter soft
  • 1/4 c canola oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 6 egg whites

Instructions
 

  • Stir vanilla bean paste and extract into sour cream, set aside.
  • Preheat oven to 350. Line the bottom of 3 (9-inch) round cake pans with parchement.
  • Whisk together dry ingredients. Mix in butter and oil until crumbly. Add eggs, one at a time. Beat in sour cream mixture.
  • Pour batter equally between prepared pans. Bake less than the suggested 30 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pans a few minutes before turning out on wire racks to cool completely.