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White Cake
White cake is a soft and tender white cake flavored with vanilla and almond extract. Pair this cake with vanilla buttercream, almond buttercream, or Swiss meringue buttercream for the perfect white cake recipe.
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 40 min👤 Courtney📖 cakemehometonight
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- pan
- oven
- bowl
- mixing bowl
- whisk
- spatula
- knife
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat oven to 335° F. Prepare three 7-inch cake pans using cooking spray and parchment circles.
2
In the bowl of a stand mixer, add in room temperature unsalted butter and granulated sugar. Cream the butter and sugar together on medium speed for ⏱️ 2 minutes using the paddle attachment until light and fluffy.
unsalted butter (room temperature)1 cupsalt1 tsp
3
On medium-low speed, slowly add in the egg whites, sour cream, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Be sure to scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl after the ingredients are added and continue to mix until the ingredients are fully combined.
egg whites (room temperature)5vegetable oil2 tbspvanilla extract2 tspalmond extract2 tsp
4
In a separate mixing bowl, add the cake flour, baking powder, and salt and whisk to combine.
cake flour3 cupsbaking powder3 tspunsalted butter (room temperature)1 cupsalt1 tsp
5
On the lowest speed, slowly add ⅓ of the flour mixture followed by ½ of the buttermilk.
buttermilk (room temperature)1 cup
6
Add in ⅓ of the flour mixture and the remaining buttermilk. Add in the final ⅓ of the flour mixture.
buttermilk (room temperature)1 cup
7
Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl. Mix the batter on medium low speed for ⏱️ 30 seconds until the batter is smooth. Do not overmix the batter.
8
Divide batter evenly between your cake pans. Use a kitchen scale to ensure that the batter is equally divided.
9
Bake cakes for approximately ⏱️ 30-40 minutes in the oven until the cakes spring back when gently touched or toothpick comes out clean. *Please note that baking times may be different for different size pans.
10
Remove cakes from the oven and allow them to cool in the pans on a wire rack for ⏱️ 15 minutes. Run a knife or small offset spatula between the cake and edge of the pan to loosen from the edges. Invert the cakes to remove from the pan and cool completely.
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I recommend leveling the cakes and cutting off the caramelization using a serrated knife before frosting. Check out my "recipe tips" to see some of my favorite buttercream flavors!
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