Cake: Grandma's Special White Cake
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
- 3 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 8 large egg whites
- Frosting:
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2/3 cup milk
- 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease two 9 inch round cake pans. Dust with flour; tap out excess.
- Mix together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Beat together 1 3/4 cups sugar and butter at medium speed until light and fluffy. At low speed, alternately Beat in flour mixture and milk. Beat in vanilla.
- Using clean beaters, beat egg whites at medium speed until foamy. At high speed, beat in remaining sugar until stiff, but not dry, peaks form. Fold one-quarter of beaten egg whites into batter. Gently fold in remaining whites.
- Spoon batter into prepared pans; smooth tops. Bake cakes until golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Transfer pans to wire racks to cool for 10 minutes.
- Loosen cakes by running a metal spatula around sides of pans. Turn cakes out onto racks to cool completely.
- To prepare frosting, in a medium saucepan, heat all ingredients over low heat, stirring constantly, until melted and smooth. Bring to a boil over high heat; boil for 1 minute without stirring. Remove from heat. Beat frosting until cool and spreadable.
- Transfer 1 cake layer to a serving platter. Spread one-quarter of frosting over top. Place second cake layer on top. Spread three-quarters of remaining frosting over top and sides of cake. Using a fork, make a zig-zag pattern in frosting.
- Using a pastry bag fitted with a star tip, pipe remaining frosting in a border on top and bottom of cake.
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