There’s something timeless about a simple buttermilk cake with buttercream frosting. It’s soft, tender, and has that ...

thanks to a blend of buttermilk and melted chocolate. Just when you think you’re biting into an ordinary cake, the surprise ...

This recipe is for a classic vanilla white cake, and it uses soured milk or buttermilk to keep it moist ... and the end result is just as showstopping as a layer cake if you use a trifle bowl.

Add half the flour and the salt and mix through, then add half the buttermilk ... Sandwich the cake with the icing. Cover the top and sides of the cake with a layer of icing.

Allow to cool until lukewarm. Add the butter and beat with an electric whisk for 5 minutes. Beat in the icing sugar and then the buttermilk. Place in a piping bag and pipe onto cake.