Instructions

For Cakes

1. In a medium sized bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside. Mix together the milk and vinagar and leave that to curdle for 5 minutes to make your buttermilk. Preheat the oven to 350•.
2. In a large bowl, mix together the sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
3. Add eggs and vanilla extract and mix until fully incorperated.
4. Alternate adding in the dry ingredients and the buttermilk until all are fully incorperated. Both in 2 stages. So dry, mix, wet, mix, dry,mix,wet, mix.
5. Liberally grease your pan and fill each cavity 3/4 of the way full.
6. Bake for 35- 40 minutes or until golden brown and a tooth pick will come out clean when inserted in the center. Let cool completely.
7. In the meantime make up the frosting according to directions below.
8. Using a pairing knife, carefully trim away any excess cake from the sides of the cakes.
9. Using a knife or even putting the buttercream into a piping bag. put some buttercream on one of the sides of the cake and then sandwich another matching cake on top.
10. Enjoy, immediatly or store in an airtight container for up to a week.

For Green Apple Buttercream

1. Divide 3 eggs into 2 separate bowls. Discard or save the yolks for another recipe.
2. In a small pot, bring the water and sugar to a boil over high heat.
3. Once at a boil, add a candy thermometer and cook to 240•.
4. In the meantime, transfer the bowl with the room temperature egg whites to your stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment.
5. Whisk the egg whites on low speed until the mixture becomes frothy. Then crank the speed to medium high and whisk until you get medium peaks.
6. Once the syrup is at 240• you can add it to the eggs whites in a slow but continuous stream while mixing. Continue whisking until the mixture is cooled to room temperature.
7. Take the bowl off of the mixer and add in the sifted powdered sugar and salt as well as the vanilla extract. Gently fold to combine.
8. Put the bowl back on the mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Add in the room temperature butter one half of a stick at a time. Just drop them in while mixing on high speed. Do the same with the shortening.
9. After everything is incorporated, switch to a paddle attachment and mix this on medium speed until smooth. About 5 minutes. Add in the green food coloring and green apple flavoring. Mix to incorperate. Set aside.