INGREDIENTS
4 cups
sugar
8
eggs
5 cups
all-purpose flour
5 tsp
baking powder
2 cups
whole milk
2 cups
unsalted butter (melted and cooled about 45 seconds in the microwave)
1/2 cup
oil
4 tsp
vanilla bean paste (or vanilla extract) remember the better quality vanilla the better this cake will taste.
4
egg yolks
1/2 cup
sugar
1/4 cup
cornstarch
1/4 tsp
salt
2 cups
whole milk (divided ½ cup and 1-1/2 cups)
4 tbsp
unsalted butter
2 tsp
vanilla bean paste (or vanilla extract)
2 cups
sugar (separated into 1 cup each)
1/4 cup
water
5
egg whites
1 lb
(4 quarter sticks) room temperature butter (not soft) cut into tablespoon pieces
3 tsp
vanilla extract
3 cups
strawberries and blueberries
powdered sugar to dust over top of cake