Best 8 Vanilla Snack Cakes Recipes

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Welcome to the world of vanilla snack cakes, where every bite is a burst of sweetness and delight. Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting your culinary journey, this article will guide you through the delightful world of vanilla snack cakes. From classic recipes that have been passed down for generations to modern twists that add a touch of innovation, we'll explore a variety of options to satisfy every palate. So, get ready to indulge in the irresistible flavors of vanilla snack cakes and create memories that will last a lifetime.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

EASY VANILLA CAKE



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This vanilla cake is like, the best cake I have ever made. It's not too bland, and it's not too sweet. This is great for all occasions and easy to do in your spare time.

Provided by Sapphire Bang

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Yellow Cake Recipes

Time 1h45m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 9

cooking spray
2 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour, or more as needed
1 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 pinches salt
3 eggs
¾ cup milk
¾ cup vegetable oil

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch cake tin with cooking spray and line with parchment paper.
  • Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, vanilla extract, and salt together in a bowl. Add eggs, milk, and vegetable oil. Mix by hand or use an electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Add more flour if batter is too runny. Pour into the prepared pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour.
  • Remove from the oven and let cool, 15 to 30 minutes. Transfer to the refrigerator to chill slightly, 15 to 30 minutes more. Slice the cooled cake through the middle to make 2 layers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 378.6 calories, Carbohydrate 47 g, Cholesterol 57.3 mg, Fat 18.6 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 5.9 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, Sodium 206.6 mg, Sugar 21.2 g

EASY VANILLA SNACK CAKE RECIPE



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This Easy Vanilla Snacking Cake makes a celebration possible any day of the week with just a little bit of effort! This is a no-mixer-required, two-bowl cake that is baked in an 8x8 pan and comes out tender and soft.

Provided by Jess Smith via Inquiring Chef

Categories     Dessert

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 cups All-Purpose Flour ((2 cups = 250 g))
4 teaspoons Baking Powder
1/8 teaspoon Salt
1 Egg
2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
1 cup Sugar ((1 cup = 200 g))
3/4 cup Milk
3/4 cup Sour Cream
1/2 cup Vegetable Oil ((see note))

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray an 8x8 pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  • In one medium mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • In a larger mixing bowl whisk together the egg, vanilla, and sugar until smooth. Add milk, sour cream, and vegetable oil and mix again until smooth.
  • Pour the dry ingredients over the wet ingredients stir until just combined (no dry spots should remain; but the batter will be lumpy).
  • Pour cake batter into prepared pan.
  • Bake until the center is firm and the cake is golden on top, 33 to 36 minutes.
  • Let cake cool in the pan before slicing and serving.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 slice, Calories 232 kcal, Carbohydrate 47 g, Protein 5 g, Fat 3 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, TransFat 0.002 g, Cholesterol 26 mg, Sodium 65 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 23 g, UnsaturatedFat 1.3 g

VANILLA SNACK CAKES



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Despite some tall tales, Hostess Twinkies do not last forever. The box of Twinkies that my friends gave me as a gag gift were, in fact, hard as a rock in less than a year. These cream-filled chiffon cake snacks, made with real, unprocessed dairy and eggs and whole-grain flours, won't last nearly as long as preservative-laden Twinkies, but you will almost certainly gobble them up in no time at all.

Provided by Lara Ferroni

Categories     Dessert     Bake     Kid-Friendly     Back to School     Vanilla     Honey     snack     snack week     Kidney Friendly     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Dairy Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher     Small Plates

Yield 8 large snack cakes

Number Of Ingredients 12

3/4 cup (90 grams) white spelt or all-purpose flour
1/4 cup (30 grams) ground millet or cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 egg whites
1/3 cup (66 grams) cane sugar
2 tablespoons honey
1/4 cup (2 ounces) water
2 tablespoons safflower oil
4 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 batch (about 1 cup) Snack Cake Crème

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F and lightly grease a canoe-style snack cake pan. If you don't have a snack cake pan, you can use 4-ounce loaf pans. Alternatively, create your own molds out of foil by shaping double thicknesses of aluminum foil around a spice bottle and setting the individual foil pieces next to each other in a cake pan.
  • Sift the spelt flour, ground millet flour, baking powder, and salt together and set aside.
  • In a dry mixer bowl with dry beaters, beat the egg whites until stiff, about 2 minutes. Transfer the beaten egg whites to a clean bowl and set aside.
  • In the same mixer bowl, add the sugar, honey, water, oil, egg yolks, and vanilla and beat for 1 minute. Add the flour mixture and beat until smooth, about 2 minutes. Fold in half of the beaten egg whites; once the first half is fully incorporated, fold in the second half.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared molds, filling them 2/3 of the way full. Bake until golden, 15 to 20 minutes, rotating the pans halfway through baking. Cool the cakes in the pan for at least 20 minutes, then remove to a wire rack and cool completely before filling with the Snack Cake Crème.
  • To fill the cakes, use a skewer or chopstick to poke 2 holes partially through the snack cake from the bottom, and wiggle around to hollow out some space. Use a piping bag fitted with a Bismarck (#230) tip or a very small star-shaped tip to fill the cake with the Snack Cake Crème.
  • To make raspberry snack cakes, make the snack cakes as directed. Coat each filled snack cake with raspberry jam and dust with shredded coconut. They will be sticky and delicious.
  • Or for Chocolate-Coated Snack Cakes, try dipping your snack cakes in melted chocolate.

VANILLA WACKY CAKE



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The "wacky" in the title refers to breaking all the rules of baking. Born out of necessity during the Great Depression, this cake swaps out the expected milk, butter and eggs-which were expensive and hard to find at the time-for water, oil and vinegar. And, yet, through some smart kitchen science, the cake still comes out fluffy, light and not a bit dry. You can mix up the batter right in the baking pan (no bowl required!) with ingredients you probably already have in your pantry. This is a vintage hack that feels like a new classic.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     dessert

Time 1h45m

Yield 9 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/3 cup vegetable oil, plus more for greasing the pan
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
2 tablespoons white vinegar
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 cups frosting or whipped cream, for serving

Steps:

  • Position an oven rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8-by-8-inch baking pan with vegetable oil.
  • Sift the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt through a fine-mesh strainer directly into the prepared baking pan. Stir together with a fork (or a silicone whisk if using a nonstick baking pan). Add the oil, vinegar, vanilla and 1 cup water; stir with the fork until fully incorporated. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes.
  • Let the cake cool completely in the pan on a wire rack, about 1 hour. Frost the top of the cake with the frosting, if using. Cut into 9 squares and serve each with a dollop of whipped cream, if using.

SNACK CAKE CRèME



Snack Cake Crème image

Provided by Lara Ferroni

Categories     Milk/Cream     Dessert     Quick & Easy     Simmer     Butter     Kidney Friendly     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield about 1 cup crème

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 tablespoons white spelt or ground millet flour
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup (100 grams) cane sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
4 tablespoons coconut oil
Dash of salt (optional)

Steps:

  • Combine the flour and milk in a saucepan over medium heat to form a thin, pale paste, about 4 to 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Be careful not to brown the roux. Stir in the sugar and continue to cook until smooth, about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Cover and refrigerate to cool completely.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whisk the butter and coconut oil until light, about 1 minute. Add the cooled flour paste and beat until creamy, about 5 minutes. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days.

TWINKLING GOOD VANILLA SNACK CAKES



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Got this recipe from King Arthur Flour and looks so good, like those twinkies from when I was a kid. Described as soft, springy and full of rich creamy white filling that will bring you right back to Saturday morning cartoons and school lunch boxes - without the chemical additives. These cakes won't last through a nuclear winter like the urban legend says, but are so good they will disappear in a twink of an eye. While I've ordered the special pan (called a canoe pan) to make them; at the bottom of the directions are tips to make them as cupcakes or for that really special treat as a Banana Split Snack. Finally made these and they went together easy and were a big hit at my DGS's birthday party.

Provided by Bonnie G 2

Categories     Dessert

Time 45m

Yield 12-15 cakes, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

2 cups cake flour
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup cold water
7 egg yolks, unbeaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
7 egg whites, beaten very stiff
2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
4 tablespoons salted butter
4 tablespoons shortening
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 dash salt (optional)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350. Spritz a snack cake pan with a light layer of cooking spray and set aside.
  • Place all ingredients except beaten egg whites into large mixing bowl. Beat until smooth.
  • Working in thirds, fold the beaten egg whites into the batter. Take care to keep the batter light; fold in, don't beat.
  • Fill each section of snack cake pan 2/3 full. The cakes will puff quite a bit during baking, but will shrink back during cooling.
  • Bake cakes in preheated oven for 8-12 minutes, until golden brown.
  • Remove pan from oven and let cool for 5 minutes.
  • Using flexible spatula, gently remove each cake and cool flad side down on rack until completely cool.
  • In meantime, prepare snack cake filling:.
  • in small saucepan cook flour and milk over medium heat until paste forms.
  • Stir constantly and do not allow mixture to brown.
  • Remove from heat and let cool 1 minute.
  • Add vanilla and stir until smooth.
  • Press a piece of plastic wrap down on the surface of the paste to avoid forming a skin and set aside to cool completely.
  • in bowl of mixer beat butter, shortening and sugar until fluffy, scraping bowl to fully incorporate ingredients.
  • Add cooled flour/milk mixture and continue to beat 5 minutes on medium-high speed until smooth and creamy.
  • Use to fill snack cakes or cupcakes.
  • Filling will remain creamy; store at room temperature for 3-4 days.
  • To fill snack cakes: Place about 1 cup of filling into a clean pastry bag fitted with round pastry tube.
  • Gently insert tube into the underside of cake, about halfway through the cake.
  • Using gentle pressure, squeeze a small amount of filling into the cake.
  • You'll feel the cake expand under your fingers.
  • Do not overfill, or the cake will burst.
  • Repeat for a total of 3 times (differant areas) per cake.
  • Store cakes well covered at room temperature for up to 4 days.
  • TIPS:.
  • To make snack cakes as cupcakes, prepare cupcake pans with cooking spray. Baking time will increase to 15-18 minutes. Cool and fill as directed.
  • For Banana Split Snack Cakes - replace vanilla with 1 teaspoon bananan flavoring to taste.
  • Prepare batter and bake as directed.
  • Fill one section of cake with chocolate icing, one section with strawberry jam and one section with vanilla filling, or pineapple dessert topping. True banana split taste in a handy portable snack cake. Grab one and "split".

Nutrition Facts : Calories 414.8, Fat 20.2, SaturatedFat 5.8, Cholesterol 121.7, Sodium 353.9, Carbohydrate 53.2, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 33.6, Protein 5.9

SNACK CAKE



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"This cake packs and travels well since the topping bakes down into it," says Liz Raether of Algoma, Wisconsin.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 50m

Yield 12-16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 14

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup miniature marshmallows
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
TOPPING:
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter, melted

Steps:

  • In a bowl, cream butter and sugar; beat in egg until light and fluffy. Combine flour, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, combine buttermilk and vanilla. Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture; mix well. Fold in marshmallows and chips. Pour into a greased and floured 13x9-in. baking pan. Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over batter. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 250 calories, Fat 11g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 33mg cholesterol, Sodium 216mg sodium, Carbohydrate 35g carbohydrate (21g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

EASY SNACK CAKE



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I needed SOMEthing sweet for an afternoon snack and modified a shortbread recipe to come up with this. It's not chocolate, but I have used vanilla instead of lemon, omitted the peel and added about 1/2 cup chocolate chips because that was the only chocolate in the house. This is a fairly dense, hearty cake

Provided by Countrywife

Categories     Dessert

Time 40m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon lemon extract
1 teaspoon dried lemon peel
1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter, melted
1 cup chopped pecans

Steps:

  • Beat eggs with sugar.
  • Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
  • Pour into well greased 8 x 8-inch pan.
  • Bake at 325°F for 30 minutes or until tests done.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 368.9, Fat 22.6, SaturatedFat 3.2, Cholesterol 52.9, Sodium 374.8, Carbohydrate 39.1, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 25.7, Protein 4.6

Tips:

  • Choose the Right Ingredients: Use high-quality vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste for the best flavor. Make sure your baking powder and baking soda are fresh for optimal rising.
  • Proper Mixing: Do not overmix the batter, as this can result in a tough cake. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
  • Baking Time and Temperature: Bake the cakes at the specified temperature and for the recommended time. Overbaking can dry out the cakes.
  • Cooling: Allow the cakes to cool completely before frosting or decorating. This helps the frosting set properly and prevents the cakes from becoming soggy.
  • Frosting and Decoration: Use a variety of frostings and toppings to create visually appealing and delicious cakes. Experiment with different flavors and colors to suit your preferences.

Conclusion:

The provided recipes offer a delightful array of vanilla snack cakes, each with unique flavors and presentations. Whether you prefer a classic vanilla cake, a moist and fluffy funfetti cake, or a rich and decadent chocolate chip vanilla cake, these recipes have something for every taste. With careful preparation and attention to detail, you can create delicious and visually stunning vanilla snack cakes that will impress your friends and family. Remember to follow the tips, choose high-quality ingredients, and bake with love!

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