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White Almond Sour Cream (WASC) Cake
White Almond Sour Cream Cake is an easy cake recipe that uses a white cake mix! The cake is moist, delicious, and has amazing almond flavor. If you are looking for a wedding cake recipe, this is a great one to try!
👥 16 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 50 min⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 Courtney📖 cakemehometonight
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- pan
- oven
- bowl
- mixing bowl
- spatula
- whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
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White Almond Sour Cream Cake
sour cream (room temperature)1 cup
2
Preheat oven to 335° F and prepare cake pans with nonstick cooking spray and parchment circles.
3
In a large mixing bowl, combine white cake mix, all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, salt, milk, sour cream, melted butter, egg whites, and almond extract.
white cake mix1all-purpose flour1 cupgranulated sugar1 cupmilk (room temperature)1 cupsour cream (room temperature)1 cupegg whites (room temperature)4almond extract2 tsp
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Use an electric hand mixer to mix the ingredients on low speed until combined.
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Once the ingredients are combined, turn the speed on the mixer to medium and mix for a full ⏱️ 2 minutes.
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Portion the cake batter into your cake pans and use an offset spatula to spread the batter evenly in the cake pans.
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Bake for approximately ⏱️ 30 minutes for 7 and 8 inch round baking pans. Baking times may vary depending upon your pan sizes.
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Remove the pans from the oven. Allow cakes to cool in the pan for about ⏱️ 15 minutes. Remove the cake layers from the pan and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Almond Buttercream Frosting
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In a large mixing bowl with an electric hand mixer or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, add in room temperature unsalted butter. Whip the butter for ⏱️ 5 minutes on medium-high speed, scraping down the sides occasionally. The butter will be light, fluffy, and pale in color.
½ cup unsalted butter (melted)unsalted butter (room temperature)2 cups
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Add one half of the powdered sugar and mix on the lowest speed setting until fully combined. Add remaining powdered sugar and continue to mix on low until incorporated.
powdered sugar5 cups
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Add almond extract, vanilla extract, and salt and mix on low until combined.
almond extract2 tspvanilla extract1 tsp
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Increase speed to medium on the mixer and slowly drizzle in the heavy cream. Scrape the sides of the bowl occasionally to ensure the frosting is well mixed.
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Turn the speed on the mixer to high and whip for an additional ⏱️ 3-5 minutes until the buttercream is light and fluffy.
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If desired, switch to a paddle attachment on the stand mixer and mix buttercream on low speed for 2 additional minutes to remove air bubbles to create smooth frosting.
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Assembling the White Almond Sour Cream Cake
sour cream (room temperature)1 cup
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Place one cake layer on a cake board or plate. Add desired amount of frosting to the top of the layer and spread evenly.
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Continue to repeat this process until the layers are stacked.
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Spread a very thin layer of frosting all over the cake (crumb coat). Chill your cake for ⏱️ 30 minutes until the buttercream is slightly firm to the touch.
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Frost and decorate the cake with the remaining almond buttercream frosting.
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