Best White Cake Recipe
Best White Cake Recipe that is perfect for weddings, birthdays & any other celebration. This easy, classic, 2-layer cake really is the best homemade dessert!
Servings 12
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk room temperature
- 6 large egg whites room temperature
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 2-1/4 cups cake flour
- 1-3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp table salt
- 3/4 cup butter softened but still cool- cubed (1-1/2 sticks)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Prepare two 8-inch cake pans by greasing with shortening, lining the bottom with parchment, greasing with shortening again & then flouring & shaking out the excess.
- Blend milk, egg whites, & extracts in a medium bowl until fully combined.
- Slowly mix cake flour, sugar, baking powder, & salt in the bowl of electric mixer.
- Add the cubed butter, & beat on low, 1-2 minutes.
- Add milk mixture to dry ingredients & beat on medium, about 3 minutes.
- Pour batter evenly between the two prepared cake pans.
- Bake until a toothpick test comes out with just a few crumbs, about 27 to 30 minutes.
- Cool cakes in pans for about 5 minutes.
- Carefully flip the cakes out onto a wire cooling rack & continue cooling until they reach room temperature.
- I like to then freeze my cakes before decorating because it makes the frosting spread easier. But you can frost them at room temperature if you like.