2007-10-29 06:41:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Make sure all of your ingredients are at room temp. and that you sift all of your dry ingredients together.
White Cake
12 servings
Prep: 20 minutes
Bake: 30 minutes
Cool: 1 hour
Stand: 1 hour
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
1-3/4 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 egg whites
1-1/3 cups buttermilk or sour milk
Directions
1. Grease and lightly flour two 8x1-1/2-inch or 9x1-1/2-inch round baking pans or grease one 13x9x2-inch baking pan; set the pan(s) aside. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl beat shortening, butter, or margarine with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar and vanilla; beat until well combined. Add egg whites, one at a time, beating well after each. Add dry mixture and buttermilk alternately to beaten mixture, beating on low speed after each addition just until combined. Pour batter into the prepared pan(s).
3. Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean. Cool layer cakes in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove layer cakes from pans. Cool thoroughly on racks. Or, place 13x9-inch cake in pan on a wire rack; cool thoroughly. Frost with desired frosting. Makes 12 servings
2007-10-29 06:56:07 · answer #1 · answered by Wedge - The Envy of all Corellia 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have 3 cookbooks made by Hershey's over the years. In the first two, they always separated the eggs - yolks and whites, whipping the whites and folding them in at the end. It made a very light (and dry) cake. The third book doesn't separate them and the cakes aren't as light but also not as dry. So, if you want the lightest, separate the whites, whip them and fold them in at the end.
2007-10-29 19:40:15 · answer #2 · answered by Rli R 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Use the *freshest* eggs you can find... that's my trick to making a cake so light and fluffy you can't keep it on the plate!
Good Luck!
2007-10-29 13:50:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its called Angel Food Cake! No egg yolks!
2007-10-29 13:43:04 · answer #4 · answered by Grants a tractor luvr! 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Using milk instead of water and adding a bit more milk than what the recipe calls for.
2007-10-29 13:44:06 · answer #5 · answered by Mamapie2u 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
lightness is gained by separating the eggs and whipping the egg whites and folding them in.
2007-10-29 13:46:12 · answer #6 · answered by mark 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
use either cake flour or sift your regular flour three times
2007-10-29 13:44:28 · answer #7 · answered by sego lily 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋