What Is The Difference Between Vanilla And French Vanilla?
Decorating By kathik Updated 6 Feb 2014 , 1:42pm by cazza1
I found recipes for a vanilla cake and a french vanilla cake, and the french vanilla cake has less flour, more eggs, and buttermilk instead of regular milk.
Vanilla:
http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,166,150189-250199,00.html
French Vanilla:
http://www.toptastes.com/recipes/desserts/frenchcake.htm
HTH!
Amber
Marketing? French Vanilla sounds so much cooler than Vanilla.
Which would you rather have -
Death By Chocolate cake or Chocolate cake? Could be the same 2 cakes, but I bet I know which would sell more 
There could be a subtle differance - I think some FV ice creams actually have specks of vanilla bean in them and regular ones don't?
Or what mizshelli said - you have to wear a beret! LOL!
In the end I think it is just marketing.
I took this extract from: Anwers.com
here is the link at the very very bottom:
http://www.answers.com/topic/vanilla
[The term French vanilla is not a type of vanilla but is often used to designate preparations that actually have a strong vanilla aroma, and contain vanilla grains, but originates from the French style of making ice cream custard base with vanilla beans, cream, and egg yolks. ]
I always thought that french vanilla ment that the whole been was used also so we see the grains, but it also means it's richer and denser.
Just a bit of wisdom I found oneline
Good Luck from the exiled French Canadian!
I to have wonder also what the difference in vanilla and french vanilla was, because I am a french vanilla nut.....so heres is what I found from this one web site.
http://www.detnews.com/2005/eatsdrinks/0508/04/G06-268968.htm
Hope the link works, and hope it helps,
Sharon
Okay, well, maybe then I should suggest a wedding cake with a beret topper! 
I appreciate all the help, I think I'll just add a box of french vanilla pudding and some extra egg yolks to the cake and see how it comes out! She definitely won't want specks of vanilla bean in her cake or frosting.
Thanks everyone,
Kathi
Haven't read all the posts yet. I was never really sure but guessed it had something to do with butter or eggs. (I'm thinking of the difference in vanilla and french vanilla ice cream and to me the french vanilla tates "buttery" and vanilla has a more notable vanilla flavor. This is just my humble opinion.)
Okay, well, maybe then I should suggest a wedding cake with a beret topper!
I appreciate all the help, I think I'll just add a box of french vanilla pudding and some extra egg yolks to the cake and see how it comes out! She definitely won't want specks of vanilla bean in her cake or frosting.
Thanks everyone,
Kathi
She might go for the berest idea!
I think if you do a search in google for a french vanilla cake you will find all kinds of ideas. You might want to ask her if she wants the vanila flecks in the cake, I agree in the icing it would look like pepper! 
Good Luck. 
Janette that is really cool, 
go looking for information about vanilla and french vanilla, find a web site of a newpaper, with the information I was looking for....to also find out that one of very own CCer's use to work for that paper, what a small world.
Kathik, you could suggest a wedding cake done in the shape of a French Maid Outfit ....j/k, but thought it was cute 
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Sharon
I just looked at the french vanilla cake recipe from toptaste.com and seriously, that was sounding pretty good. And with a combo of the butter, buttermilk and oil, it seems like it would be pretty moist too. May have to give that baby a whirl!
I to have wonder also what the difference in vanilla and french vanilla was, because I am a french vanilla nut.....so heres is what I found from this one web site.
http://www.detnews.com/2005/eatsdrinks/0508/04/G06-268968.htm
Hope the link works, and hope it helps,
Sharon
Good article and very educational. Thanks!
Your Welcome kathik.
TheCookieWench, I agree that recipe does sound very yummy and tasty, I am like you may have to try that baby out.
Yes I thought the article was educational also, I learn something I didn't know before about vanilla extract.
Wow hopesmith, thanks for info, I'll have to give that a try also.
Cake decorating can be so educational 
, we learn new tips and decorating ideas, new recipes, we learn about enter acting with others, we learn to have a sense of humor, we learn math and measurements, even some science and so much more, heck we can even learn computer skills
Sharon
I must say that I hate looking for good information only to find a bunch of jokes and stupid answers. The answer to this question is that French Vanilla has nothing to do with the actual vanilla. It's richer in it's platform; cake icecream etc. due to more egg yolk added to recipe for rich texture and color
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I must say that I hate looking for good information only to find a bunch of jokes and stupid answers. The answer to this question is that French Vanilla has nothing to do with the actual vanilla. It's richer in it's platform; cake icecream etc. due to more egg yolk added to recipe for rich texture and color
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Original message sent by scrumdiddlycakes
[quote name="kimmybakes" url="/t/259313/what-is-the-difference-between-vanilla-and-french-vanilla/15#post_7482892"]I must say that I hate looking for good information only to find a bunch of jokes and stupid answers. The answer to this question is that French Vanilla has nothing to do with the actual vanilla. It's richer in it's platform; cake icecream etc. due to more egg yolk added to recipe for rich texture and color
Joy, another bitter baker. Your reply was spot-on, scrumdiddly.
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I must say that I hate looking at a 7 year old thread that has been revived, just to see someone condescendingly repeat answers already given.
glad that you addressed this, thanks. I've spent hours upon hours reading old threads to increase my knowledge & comprehension. Now if I could just remember where I left my glasses............
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