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Vanilla Sponge, German Chocolate, Carrot, and Red Velvet

Here are full recipes for all four cakes shown: Vanilla Sponge, German Chocolate, Carrot, and Red Velvet. Each makes two 8-inch round layers.


🍰 Vanilla Sponge Cake

Ingredients

Cake:

  • 2 ½ cups (315g) all-purpose flour

  • 2 ½ tsp baking powder

  • ½ tsp salt

  • 1 cup (225g) unsalted butter, softened

  • 1 ¾ cups (350g) sugar

  • 4 large eggs

  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract

  • 1 cup (240ml) whole milk

Vanilla Buttercream:

  • 1 cup (225g) butter, softened

  • 3–4 cups (360–480g) powdered sugar

  • 2 tsp vanilla

  • 2–3 tbsp milk or cream

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and line pans.

  2. Whisk flour, baking powder, salt.

  3. Cream butter + sugar until fluffy.

  4. Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla.

  5. Alternate adding dry ingredients and milk.

  6. Divide batter; bake 25–30 min.

  7. Cool completely before frosting.

  8. Beat buttercream ingredients until smooth and fluffy.


🍫 German Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

Cake:

  • 2 cups (250g) flour

  • ¾ cup cocoa powder

  • 2 cups sugar

  • 2 tsp baking soda

  • 1 tsp baking powder

  • 1 tsp salt

  • 2 eggs

  • 1 cup buttermilk

  • ½ cup oil

  • 2 tsp vanilla

  • 1 cup hot coffee

Coconut Pecan Filling:

  • 1 cup evaporated milk

  • 1 cup sugar

  • 3 egg yolks

  • ½ cup butter

  • 1 tsp vanilla

  • 1 ⅓ cups sweetened shredded coconut

  • 1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).

  2. Mix dry ingredients.

  3. Add eggs, buttermilk, oil, vanilla. Mix.

  4. Stir in hot coffee (batter will be thin).

  5. Bake 30–35 min.

  6. For filling: cook milk, sugar, yolks, butter over medium until thick (10–12 min).

  7. Stir in vanilla, coconut, pecans. Cool before spreading between layers and on top.


🥕 Carrot Cake

Ingredients

Cake:

  • 2 cups flour

  • 2 tsp baking soda

  • ½ tsp salt

  • 2 tsp cinnamon

  • 1 ½ cups sugar

  • 1 cup oil

  • 4 eggs

  • 3 cups grated carrots

  • 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • 8 oz (225g) cream cheese

  • ½ cup butter

  • 3 cups powdered sugar

  • 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).

  2. Mix dry ingredients.

  3. Beat sugar + oil + eggs.

  4. Fold in dry ingredients, carrots, nuts.

  5. Bake 30–35 min.

  6. Beat frosting ingredients until creamy. Frost cooled cake.


❤️ Red Velvet Cake

Ingredients

Cake:

  • 2 ½ cups flour

  • 1 ½ cups sugar

  • 1 tsp baking soda

  • 1 tsp cocoa powder

  • 1 tsp salt

  • 2 eggs

  • 1 ½ cups oil

  • 1 cup buttermilk

  • 2 tbsp red food coloring

  • 1 tsp vanilla

  • 1 tsp white vinegar

Cream Cheese Frosting: (same as carrot cake)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).

  2. Mix dry ingredients.

  3. Mix wet ingredients separately.

  4. Combine wet + dry until smooth.

  5. Bake 25–30 min.

  6. Cool and frost.


If you’d like, I can also give:

  • 🎂 Bakery-style ultra-moist version

  • 🍰 Eggless versions

  • 🧁 Cupcake conversions

  • 📏 Measurements in grams only

  • 🍫 One specific cake in extra detailed step-by-step form

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