Smash Cake

Name: Smash Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter, softened; 3/4 cup sugar; 2 large eggs, room temperature; 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup 2% milk; FROSTING:; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 2-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar; 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 to 3 tablespoons 2% milk; Sprinkles of your choice

Total Time Prep: 30 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Yield 6 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

If your baby's first birthday is around the corner, this high chair tray delicacy, aka the smash cake, is going to be a must-have for the momentous occasion.

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup 2% milk
FROSTING:
1/2 cup butter, softened
2-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 to 3 tablespoons 2% milk
Sprinkles of your choice

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottoms of 2 greased and floured 6-in. round baking pans with parchment. In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until crumbly. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition.
Transfer to prepared pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack; remove paper. Cool completely.
For frosting, in a small bowl, beat butter and confectioners' sugar until fluffy. Add vanilla and milk; beat until smooth. Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake. Decorate as desired. Store in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 610 calories, 25g fat (15g saturated fat), 125mg cholesterol, 497mg sodium, 92g carbohydrate (76g sugars, 1g fiber), 5g protein.