Carousel 4 Recipe

Preheat the Oven

Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).

Mix Dry Ingredients

In a large mixing bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt. Whisk together until well blended.

Cream Butter and Sugar

In another bowl, beat the unsalted butter until creamy. Gradually add the sugar mixture and continue to beat until light and fluffy.

Add Eggs and Vanilla

Add the eggs one at a time to the butter mixture, beating well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla extract.

Combine Mixtures

Gradually add the dry ingredient mixture to the wet ingredients, alternating with milk. Start and end with the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.

Pour into Pans

Divide the batter evenly between two greased 9-inch round cake pans.

Bake

Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Cool

Allow the cakes to cool in the pans for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Prepare Cream Cheese

In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth.

Add Sugar and Vanilla

Gradually add the powdered sugar and vanilla extract, mixing until combined.

Whip Cream

In a separate bowl, whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks form.

Combine Frosting Ingredients

Gently fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture until fully combined.

Layer the Cakes

Place one cake layer on a serving plate. Spread a generous layer of frosting on top.

Add Second Layer

Place the second cake layer on top of the frosted first layer.

Frost the Top and Sides

Spread frosting on the top and sides of the cake evenly.

Decorate

Top the cake with fresh berries and mint leaves for decoration.