Easter Swirl Vanilla Cake

Ingredients:

For the cake:

2 cups granulated sugar

½ cup vegetable oil

3 large eggs

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

½ cup sour cream

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

3 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 ¼ cups milk

Pink food coloring, optional

Yellow food coloring, optional

Green food coloring, optional

For the Cream Cheese frosting:

½ cup butter, room temperature

8 oz cream cheese, softened

2 to 3 cups powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For garnish:

Rainbow sprinkles, optional

Directions

To make cake:

Preheat oven to 350°F degrees. Lightly spray a 9X13-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray

In a large mixing bowl, beat together the sugar, vegetable oil, eggs and vanilla extract until well incorporated. Scape down the bowl as needed

Add the sour cream and beat until well combined

In a separate bowl combine the remaining dry ingredients: flour, baking powder and salt

Add half the dry ingredients to the batter and then add half of the milk and mix just until the flour starts to incorporate

Add the remaining dry ingredients and the remaining milk, beat on low speed until all of the ingredients are well combined

Stir with a spatula to ensure it is well mixed

Divide the batter in three separate bowls and add the food colors to the bowls, coloring one bowl with each color, pink, yellow and green

Dollop the batter into the prepared cake pan, while alternating colors

Swirl the colors in the pan and make the surface smooth

Knock the pan on the counter work surface 2-3 times to remove any air and to even out the cake batter in the pan

Bake for 25-30 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean

Remove from oven to cool completely

To make cream cheese frosting:

In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer beat together cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth and well combined

Spread cream cheese frosting with spatula all over the cooled cake and top with rainbow sprinkles, if desired

Serve

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