This cake is moist and delicious but I can see why some say it’s a little bland. I made it exactly as stated but used cream cheese frosting and that gave it a little more oomph. If I make it again I’ll have to figure something else to add to liven it up a bit. Maybe lemon extract and cream cheese frosting? Sounds good to me.

I love this recipe and use it all the time to make cakes for all occasions. This recipe calls for 3 tablespoons of vanilla. My secret for those who said that this cake doesn’t have much flavor is I used 2 tablespoons of pure vanilla extract and 1 tablespoon of pure almond extract. The almond extract really makes the flavor of this cake pop and everyone always comments on how delicious it is.

Made exactly as directed and I didn’t like. it my family didn’t like it. Way too moist. Buttermilk ruins the taste. I even cooked it a little longer so it wouldn’t be so moist. Gross!

Delicious, we loved it. Made it exactly as directed.

Turned out really well but i found it very sweet. will make again but reduce the sugar.

Loved this recipe!!! Replaced oil with butter and it turned out perfect!

Loved this recipe!!! Replaced oil with butter and it turned out perfect!

It turned out great! But instead of veg shortening I used butter but had to mix it longer but still was delicious

This is a very soft and moist cake, but it's not as flavorful as I'd like. In my opinion, the recipe is still a keeper due to the incredible texture and I feel the delicate flavor would better suit itself as a cake used to highlight a fruit filling, possibly pineapple or raspberry, would complement each other well. (I don't see citrus working well as a filling with this one, though) I believe with a good filling this would be a 5 star recipe. Note: Thanks for the tip of substituting some of the vanilla with almond extract, makes since, don't know why I didn't think of it, I'll give it a try next time!

very light and fluffy

My family absolutely loved this cake!! in fact i am trying it for the second time right now :) it was super soft and I sprinkled some tutti frutti to add flavor

The cake texture is great but I would use a different flavor to make it pop.

The center of the cake did not bake fully, but other than that it was perfect.

this was so silky and delicious! i used all cake flour instead of regular flour and it turned out amazing! not sure what it would have turned out like if i just followed the recipe as is but i will definitely be makeing this time and time again! (whipped cream frosting on it made amazing)

Incredibly moist cake. I used entirely cake flour and it was perfect. It has a delicate flavor that lends itself to many different types of filling.

Next time I won't use regular flour at all--only cake flour--the texture wasn't as smooth as I expected it to be. But the flavor was ok.