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white cake II Recipe | |
Cakes | |
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Ingredients:
2 cups of cake flour2 tsp of double-acting powder baking powder 1/4 tsp of salt 1 cup of sugar 1/3 to 1/2 cup of butter 3/4 cup of butter 1 tsp of vanilla 2 large egg whites
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375ºHave all ingredients at about 75º Sift before measuring: 3 1/2 cups of cake flour Resift twice with: 4 tsp of double-acting powder baking powder 1/2 tsp of salt Sift: 2 cups of sugar Cream well: 1 cup of butter Add the sifted sugar graually and continue creaming until very light. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture in 3 parts, alternatly with the third of: 1 cup of milk Stir the batter until smooth after each addition. Beat in: 1 tsp of vanilla (1/4 tsp almond extract) Whip until stiff but not dry: 7 or 8 egg whites Fold them lightly into the cake batter. Bake in greased pans for about 25 minutes. Spread the cake when cool with icing | |