Recipe for a New Year's Cake🎂:

Recipe for a New Year's Cake🎂:

Ingredients:

• For the Cake:
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 4 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 cup whole milk, room temperature
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• For the Frosting:
• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• Food coloring (optional)
• For Decoration:
• Colorful sprinkles
• Piped frosting swirls
• Edible letters or fondant letters in various colors

Instructions:

1.Preheat the Oven:

Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.

2.Prepare the Cake Batter:

-In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.

-In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.

-Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

-Mix in the vanilla extract.

-Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, alternating with the milk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Mix until just combined.

3.Bake the Cake:

-Divide the batter evenly between the prepared cake pans.

-Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

-Allow the cakes to cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then turn them out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

4.Prepare the Frosting:

-In a large bowl, beat the butter until creamy.

-Gradually add the powdered sugar, beating until smooth.

-Add the heavy cream and vanilla extract, and beat until light and fluffy.

-If desired, divide the frosting and add food coloring to create different colors.

5.Assemble the Cake:

-Place one cake layer on a serving plate. Spread a layer of frosting on top.

-Place the second cake layer on top and frost the top and sides of the cake with the remaining frosting.

6.Decorate the Cake:

-Press colorful sprinkles around the bottom edge of the cake.

-Pipe swirls of frosting around the top edge of the cake.

-Arrange the edible letters or fondant letters on top of the cake the cake to spell out "HAPPY NEW YEAR."