This vanilla cake recipe actually works (even when things go wrong)

Today’s video is a real baking session with no fancy edits and no rushing. I’m baking my fool proof vanilla cake and this one is actually for a Harry Potter themed customer order.As always things don't go exactly as planned but our cake turns out just fine... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recipe details 300g margarine 225g butter 640g caster sugar 2x tbsp vanilla extract 410g eggs 180mls buttermilk 650g self raising flour 7-10g salt ------------------------------------------------------------------ Method | Start by Pre-heating oven at 170 degree C for 10-12 minutes |Cream sugar,margarine and butter with vanilla 6 minutes until mixture is pale and soft. |Add in two yolks from the quantity of eggs and allow to cream with mixture for 2-4 minutes. |Mix the rest of the eggs together with a fork before adding slowly into the creamed mixture, allow to mix for 2 minutes on medium high speed for two minutes. |Scrap bowl in for a homogeneous mix,set mixer on lowest speed before adding 1/2 the quantity of flour, followed by buttermilk and the rest of the flour. |Remove mixing bowl after flour is added and mix the rest by hand making sure mixture is uniform. |Divide between two 6'' pans and bake at 160 degree C for a total of 1 hr 15minutes. |Leave to cool on counter top for 10 minutes before wrapping in clingfilm for use later. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Notes: This recipe yields 3 x 5 inch pans baking at 4 inch deep. 3 x 6 inch pans baking at 3 inch deep 2 x 7 inch pans baking at 2 inch deep 2x 8 inch baking at 3 inch deep 1x 10 inch at 2 inch deep | Granulated sugar here can be replaced with caster sugar, |The entire quantity of margarine in this recipe can be replaced with butter |Alternatively the butter or margarine can be replaced with parts of oil by dividing the quantity into 3 parts and replacing one part as oil. ------------------------------------------------------------------