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6) Vanilla Bean Sheet Cake with Personalized Cookie Toppers

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter room temp (2 sticks)
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 2 tsp vanilla bean paste or 1 tbsp seeds from 1 vanilla bean
  • 1 cup vanilla buttercream recipe below or store-bought
  • 12 –16 small sugar cookies iced and personalized

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 13x18-inch sheet pan and line with parchment.
  2. Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
  3. Beat butter until smooth, then add eggs one at a time.
  4. Alternate adding dry mix and milk to the butter mixture. Stir in vanilla bean.
  5. Spread batter in pan and bake 20–25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  6. Cool completely. Spread a thin layer of vanilla buttercream.
  7. Arrange personalized iced cookies on the cake right before serving.