My Favorite Cake Recipe

This is my favorite cake recipe. It only requires four ingredients (plus flavoring of your choice) and it is perfect for layer cakes !

I’ve shared this cake recipe before, with this Easter cake, or this nectarine layer cake, and I thought it was time it had its own post.
You see, I’ve used this cake recipe for four years now. It’s my go-to whenever I have to make a layer cake for a birthday or another special occasion (see this other Easter cake).
This cake recipe only requires four ingredients. Yes, four basic ingredients : flour, sugar, eggs and milk. You can just leave it at that, or add some flavoring of your choice. I usually go for vanilla extract or vanilla sugar. You’ll need a hand-mixer, as you need to whip egg whites until they form stiff peaks.
This easy cake recipe is perfect for layer cakes, as it can be paired with any frosting : I’ve made it with 2-ingredients chocolate buttercream, raspberry swiss meringue frosting, basic chocolate buttercream, mascarpone whipped cream frosting… and a lot of other frostings.
It bakes flat (well, at least for me, it always has), which means there is no cake-leveling to do. One recipe is enough for 2 9-inch round pans, or 3 8-inch round pans. If I want to give the cake a little more height, or I want to slice my 2 layers to make 4, I’ll use 7 eggs instead of 5 (and change up the other amount of ingredients, of course).
This cake recipe will be perfect if you want to make a fruity layer cake, or if you want to let some chocolate frosting be the star of dessert. It's also baking powder free, butter and oil free.


Let me know in the comments if you make this 4-ingredients cake ! You can also share a picture on Instagram by tagging @acupofsprinkles and using the hashtag #acupofsprinkles !

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Here's how to make a cake with only four ingredients :

4 INGREDIENTS CAKE RECIPE
by A Cup Of Sprinkles
Adapted from CuisineAZ

This is my favorite cake recipe. It only requires four ingredients (plus flavoring of your choice) and it is perfect for layer cakes ! Baking powder free, butter/oil free.

Cook time : 50 minutes
2 23cm/9-inch round cakes

Ingredients :
5 eggs
220g of sugar
150g of flour
100mL of milk
2 tsp of vanilla extract (optional)

Instructions :

Preheat the oven.

Separate the egg whites for the yolks. Beat the egg whites until firm, set aside.

Beat the yolks with the sugar, until the mixture has whitened in color.

Mix in the flour, then add in the milk and vanilla extract.

Gently fold in the egg whites.

Transfer the batter to greased and baking paper lined cake pans, and bake for 45 minutes to an hour (150°C/180°C), until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean (if you gently press down on the top of the cake with your index finger, it should spring back. If not, bake a little longer). Let cool before frosting.