Color Option: Sky Blue Recipe
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Ingredients
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Base Ingredients
Sky Blue Color
Optional Toppings
Method
Preparation
- 1
Preheat the Oven
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) to prepare for baking.
- 2
Mix Dry Ingredients
In a large bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt until well combined.
- 3
Cream Butter and Sugar
In another bowl, beat the softened butter with the sugar mixture using an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
- 4
Add Eggs and Vanilla
Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Then, stir in the vanilla extract.
- 5
Combine Mixtures
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, alternating with milk. Mix until just combined.
- 6
Add Color
Stir in the blue food coloring until the batter reaches your desired shade of sky blue.
Baking
- 7
Pour Batter into Pan
Grease and flour a baking pan (9x13 inches) and pour the sky blue batter evenly into the pan.
- 8
Bake
Place the pan in the preheated oven and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Finishing Touches
- 9
Cool
Once baked, remove the cake from the oven and allow it to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack to cool completely.
- 10
Add Toppings
Once cool, top with whipped cream, sprinkle with edible glitter, and garnish with fresh blueberries as desired.