Memorial Day Loaf Cake

Happy Memorial Day! I decided to make a loaf cake with the colors red, white, and blue. This is super easy to make and defiantly great for a party or just to eat every last bit by yourself. This is my go-to vanilla cake recipe that is delicious, easy to make, and moist. Let’s get baking!

INGREDIENTS FOR CAKE:

• 1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter (room temperature)
• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon fine salt
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 5 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup milk

INGREDIENTS FOR GLAZE:

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• a pinch of salt
• 3-4 tablespoons milk

DIRECTIONS FOR THE CAKE:

1.  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease the bottoms and sides of two loaf pans. 
2. Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
3. Beat the butter, sugar and oil in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, and then the vanilla until combined.
4. Alternate folding the flour mixture and the milk into the batter with a spatula, adding the flour in three additions and the milk in two, starting and ending with the flour, until just smooth.
5. Divide the batter evenly between 3 bowls and dye them blue, red and leave one white. Pour into the prepared pans. Use a skewer or toothpick to marble around the colors just a little.
6. Bake the cakes for about 35-40 min. or until toothpick comes out clean. Let cool in the pans about 10 minutes, then turn out onto cooling racks and let cool completely.

DIRECTIONS FOR THE GLAZE:

1. Combine all the ingredients in a medium sized bowl and whisk, adding more milk or powdered sugar to get a wipeable but still glaze like consistency.
2. Divide glaze between 3 bowls and dye them blue, red, and leave one white. 
3. Fill 3 ziplock or piping bags and drizzle onto the cake. Enjoy! 

Thanks for baking with me!

~ Natalie