Here’s a soft, tender Vanilla Cake Squares with Whipped Frosting recipe — light, fluffy, and perfect for parties, potlucks, or a simple afternoon dessert. The cake is moist and buttery, and the whipped frosting is cloud-like and not too sweet!

🍰 Vanilla Cake Squares with Whipped Frosting

Ingredients

For the Vanilla Cake

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
½ cup milk (whole or 2%)
¼ cup sour cream (for extra moisture)

For the Whipped Frosting

1 cup heavy whipping cream, cold
4 oz cream cheese, softened (helps stabilize the frosting)
¼ cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract

🥣 Instructions

1. Preheat oven

Preheat to 350°F (175°C).
Grease or line an 8×8 or 9×9 baking pan.

2. Mix the dry ingredients

In a medium bowl combine:

flour
baking powder
salt

Set aside.

3. Make the batter

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy (2–3 minutes).
Add eggs one at a time, mixing well.
Mix in vanilla.
Add dry ingredients and milk alternately, beginning and ending with flour.
Stir in sour cream until smooth.

4. Bake

Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake 25–32 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool completely before frosting.

5. Make the Whipped Frosting

In one bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth.
In another bowl, whip the heavy cream until soft peaks form.
Add powdered sugar + vanilla and continue whipping to stiff peaks.
Fold whipped cream into cream cheese until smooth and fluffy.

6. Frost & cut

Spread frosting over the cooled cake.
Chill at least 30 minutes for cleaner slices.
Cut into squares and serve.

⭐ Tips for Perfect Cake Squares

For extra fluffiness, don’t overmix the batter.
Adding sour cream keeps the cake extremely moist.
Chill before slicing for crisp edges.

🍓 Optional Variations

Funfetti: Add ¼ cup rainbow sprinkles to batter.
Strawberry topping: Add sliced strawberries over frosting.
Lemon vanilla: Add 1 tbsp lemon zest to the batter.
Chocolate drizzle: Drizzle melted chocolate over the frosted cake.

If you’d like, I can also give you:
🍫 Chocolate Cake Squares
🍋 Lemon Cake Squares
🍓 Strawberry Whipped Cake Squares
🧁 Vanilla Sheet Cake (larger version)

Just tell me!