
This cake was unbelievable, the buttercream so smooth and delicious. We didn’t do any tastings or see any samples, we just sent them a picture of what we wanted it to look like and chose our flavors. The BEST vanilla frosting I’d ever had was on my wedding cake, a cake we commissioned from Gannon’s, the restaurant we had our reception at. I usually make Swiss meringue buttercream, which I love but takes a bit more effort, and I was most certainly looking for something with very little effort.

I’ve actually had a hard time nailing down a good, simple vanilla buttercream recipe – what some would call American Buttercream – that uses mainly butter and powdered sugar. I decided to go for an American Buttercream for ease. So with the cake layers already done, all I had to do was defrost them, make the frosting, and decorate. It is such a simple and delicious recipe and goes perfectly with this easy vanilla buttercream recipe. The recipe I used there was my Almost Scratch Cake. It helped that I still had a couple cake layers in the freezer from when I baked them for my Flat Top Cakes post. Over 50 of my very favorite cake recipes all in one place! From Classic Cakes to Holiday favorites and everything in between.
