Cutest Ever Baby Shower Cake

This fluffy vanilla baby shower cake is soft, moist, and made to celebrate life’s sweetest moments. It’s layered with creamy buttercream and can be customized in pink, blue, or neutral pastel shades. Whether you’re team girl, boy, or “just cake, please,” this one’s a showstopper—and it won’t just look good on the table, it’ll taste amazing too. Bonus: leftovers are pure joy in the office fridge the next morning.

Ingredients

• For the Cake:
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter (room temp)
• 1 ¾ cups sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup whole milk
• Food coloring (optional)
• For the Frosting:
• 1 ½ cups unsalted butter (room temp)
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 2–3 tbsp heavy cream or milk
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• Gel food coloring (optional)

Directions

1. Make the Cake Layers:
2. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and line three 8-inch cake pans.
3. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
4. Beat in eggs one at a time, then vanilla.
5. In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.
6. Alternate adding flour mixture and milk to the wet ingredients.
7. Divide batter into 2 or 3 bowls and tint with food coloring as desired (pink, blue, yellow, or white).
8. Pour into pans and bake for 30–35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
9. Let cool completely before frosting.
10. Buttercream Frosting:
11. Beat softened butter until creamy.
12. Slowly add powdered sugar, then vanilla and cream.
13. Whip until fluffy. Add coloring to match your theme if desired.
14. Assemble:
15. Level the cake layers.
16. Stack with frosting between each layer.
17. Cover the entire cake in a smooth or rustic coat of buttercream.
18. Decorate with sprinkles, fondant booties, or cute toppers!