Vanilla cake

Name: Vanilla cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 250g pack unsalted butter softened, plus extra for greasing; 250g golden caster sugar; seeds scraped from 1 vanilla pod or 1 tsp vanilla paste; 5 large eggs cracked into a jug; 85g plain flour; 100g full-fat Greek yogurt (I used Total); 250g self-raising flour; 3 tbsp semi-skimmed milk; 50g golden caster sugar; seeds ½ vanilla pod or ½ tsp vanilla paste

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:1h 20min

Our easy vanilla cake has a beautifully moist and fluffy sponge drenched with vanilla syrup. Use it as the basis for a range of fabulous celebration cakes

Updated at: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:18:01 GMT