Most experienced bakers have tried this WASC Cake Recipe at least once in their career, and there is a reason that folks keep coming back to it. It works!
WASC Cake
So what is a WASC cake? It is a White Almond Sour Cream cake that is semi-homemade. (Meaning there is a box mix involved!) Bakers love this recipe because it tastes so good, but also holds up very well to decorating and fondant. Not to mention that it is SO open to variation!
How to Make Box Mix Taste Like a Wedding Cake
Making a box mix taste homemade is pretty easy, there are just a few simple ingredients that make it perfect. Be sure to ONLY follow the recipe below when making the cake, do not add the ingredients suggested on the box!
Start by sifting the dry ingredients, then introduce the wet. To ensure that you have success, be sure to use ROOM TEMPERATURE ingredients! This will allow the proper incorporation of all the ingredients.
WASC Recipe
whipped vanilla buttercream recipe
#18 tip
Russian tip – rose design
pastry bags
How to Decorate White Almond Sour Cream Cake
Prepare WASC cake recipe below and allow to cool.
Prepare buttercream. (follow the instructions for WHITE buttercream!)
Set one layer of cooled white cake on the cake stand. Cover with 1/2 cup of buttercream. Place other layer on top. Cover cake in a thin crumb coat.
Divide remaining buttercream between pastry bags fitted with #18 and Russian tip.
Starting at the bottom of the cake and moving around the base, pipe out a criss-cross border with the #18 tip. (think heart shape, then overlap) For the next layer, repeat this same motion but in the opposite direction. Do this around the entire base (sides) of the cake.
For the top, simple pipe out the roses with the Russian tip. I started at the outer edge and moved in towards the center of the cake. I tried to pull up and “out” as I released pressure from the piping bag so that the outer roses are leaning out a bit instead of straight up and down.
Chill cake until ready to serve.
PRO TIPS for WASC Cake
I used egg whites and clear vanilla extract to ensure that my cake would be as white as possible.
I also used room temperature ingredients and did not over-mix the batter.
Allow the cake to cool before decorating! I often pop it into the freezer which helps to minimize crumbs.
So how does this cake hold up? Very well! Now only is it stable, but it tastes really fresh and delicious!
Check out my from-scratch Perfect White Cake here!
WASC Cake
Ingredients
- 1 box white cake mix (standard size)
- 1 cup (126g) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon table salt
- 1 cup sour cream, room temperature
- 1 cup water
- 4 egg whites
- 1 teaspoon clear vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon pure almond extract, can use imitation if there are allergies
Instructions
- Mix all dry ingredients by hand using a whisk in a very large mixing bowl.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and mix on medium-low speed with a stand mixer or medium with a handheld mixer for 2 minutes.
- Pour into two 8-inch round prepared cake pans.
- Lightly tap cake pans on counter to bring air bubbles to top.
- Bake at 325°F for 25-35 minutes (every oven is different!), or until an inserted toothpick is removed mostly clean. Do not overbake.
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This semi-homemade WASC Cake recipe is from Kakeladi on Cake Central.
How do you make the frosting
There is a link to my recipe in the post. 🙂
Hello! What substitute for sour cream. Here in Nicaragua we dont have sour cream. Thank you
I now understand why there are no instructions on using a 9×13 pan. I should have made cupcakes since I didn’t want a 2 layer cake! Smells delicious even if after 35 minutes it is still soup with a cooked top!
I’ve made this a few times now and have baked at 325. I have always had to bake it a LOT longer than the recipe says and it is still dense in the centre. I have a thermometer in my oven and the temp is correct so it’s not that. I kept thinking I was doing something wrong but I follow the recipe exactly as written. I’m going to try 350 next time.
Is there video for how to decorate.
Need a reply fast!! I don’t have box cake mix and I’m in a crunch, how can I make this cake with flour/completely from scratch?
Sandy
Hi! Can you sub milk for water, or will that be too much fat and cause it to sink? Thank you!
Sandy, she has a link to her scratch cake recipe.
Do you have high altitude modifications?
1 cup of sugar is 200g not 100. Almost messed up the cake because of the conversions listed. Luckily I realized this error. Please fix for the next person.