Ultimate Birthday Cake
The ultimate birthday cake recipe. Moist layer cake topped with creamy frosting. This is sure to be a hit!
Ingredients
For Cake1 box French Vanilla Cake Mix
- 16 oz Sour Cream
- 1 small box of French Vanilla instant pudding mix
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup oil
For frosting8 oz. Butter flavored Crisco
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla flavoring
- 1 1/2 tsp. almond extract
- 4 1/2 cups of powdered sugar
- 3-4 T. milk
Instructions
For CakePreheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Beat cake mix, sour cream, instant pudding mix, eggs and oil together using an electric mixer until mixed well.
- Divide evenly into 3 8 inch greased cake pans.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes until done.
For FrostingBeat shortening, vanilla and almond extract with an electric mixer for 30 seconds.
- Slowly add half of the sugar, beating well.
- Add 2 T. milk.
- Gradually beat in remaining sugar.
- Add enough milk to make desired spreading consistency.
- Spread frosting evenly onto cake layers.
Notes
You can add food coloring to the frosting to change the color if desired.