Use This Recipe to Make the Best Two-Layer White Cake
This basic white cake recipe is made with all egg whites, which gives the cake a light, airy texture, and snowy white color.
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- Serves: 12 persons
Ingredients
- 2 ⅔cups cake flour
- 1 ½cups sugar
- 1tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½teaspoon kosher salt
- 4egg whites
- 1 ¼cup milk
- ½cup vegetable oil
- 1teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Step 1
Gather the ingredients.Step 2
Preheat oven to 350 F. Butter and flour two 9-inch cake pans. It can help to line the bottom with a circle of parchment paper cut to fit pan.Step 3
In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, oil, baking powder , salt, vanilla, and half the milk and mix until blended.Step 4
Add egg whites and the rest of the milk and whisk until everything is blended.Step 5
Pour batter into prepared pans and transfer them to oven.Step 6
Bake for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, or with a crumb or two attached. You can start testing after 27 minutes because it's better to check too soon than to overbake.Step 7
Cool cakes for 10 minutes in pans on a wire rack, then loosen edges by running a knife along side. Turn cakes out onto racks and cool for at least another hour before frosting. More Cake Recipes: Chocolate Cake Recipe Carrot Cake Recipe Red Velvet Cake Recipe Sponge Cake Recipe Vanilla Cake Recipe More Frosting Recipes: Chocolate Frosting Amazing Pie Recipes: Chocolate Cream Pie