Description
Indulge in a stunning rose gold cake, featuring a moist sponge layered with rich cream cheese frosting—perfect for any celebration.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ½ cups cake flour
- 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Pink food coloring (to desired shade)
- Cream cheese frosting (for layering)
- Gold edible glitter (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round pans.
- In a bowl, whisk together cake flour, baking powder, and sugar until combined.
- In another bowl, cream softened butter until fluffy; gradually add sugar and mix for 3-5 minutes.
- Add eggs one at a time with vanilla extract, mixing until smooth.
- Gradually mix in dry ingredients alternately with milk; do not overmix.
- Stir in pink food coloring until the desired hue is achieved.
- Divide batter between prepared pans and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool completely on wire racks before frosting generously with cream cheese frosting.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (85g)
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 41g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
Keywords: Experiment with flavors by swapping vanilla with almond extract or adding citrus zest for a twist. For variations, try using raspberry or lemon-flavored frosting to enhance the rose gold theme.