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White Cake
I love a good white cake (some folks call this “plain cake” or “vanilla cake”. But sometimes I just want it for a snack and not make a layer cake. In those moments, this is my go-to recipe!
There are only 8 ingredients and it can be in front of you in just under an hour! Make note that this is made in an 8×8 pan.
What is the Frosting?
For the frosting, I used this Whipped Buttercream recipe and halved it. (cut the recipe in half)
Do I Have to Use Almond Extract?
You’ll notice that I listed almond extract as optional. I am a HUGE fan of almond extract in white cake and absolutely love the freshness that it adds to this delicate cake. If you would prefer to not use it, simply omit it from the recipe.
Do My Ingredients Need to Be Room Temperature?
Yup! It really does make a difference. (More info on that in my Best Yellow Cupcakes blog post) To quickly warm milk you can pop it in the microwave for 10 seconds. To warm eggs, just let them sit in a cup of warm water for about 5 minutes.
Check out my High Altitude Baking Tips if you are baking this at a higher altitude.
How to Serve White Cake
One thing I love about this cake is how easily adaptable it is. You can serve it with fresh fruit, a dusting a confectioners sugar, chocolate frosting, or even no frosting! You can add raspberry extract, peppermint extract, orange extract, or add some lemon zest and lemon juice. The possibilities are endless!
White Snack Cake
Ingredients
- ½ cup (113g) butter, softened
- 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (123g) whole milk, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon pure almond extract, optional
- 1½ cups (180g) cake flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 4 large (120g or 4 ounces) egg whites, room temperature
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare 8×8 square pan with butter and flour or baking spray.
- Beat butter at medium speed with a hand-held mixer until creamy, roughly 3-4 minutes.
- Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
- Stir together milk and vanilla. (If you are adding almond extract, add it here)
- Sift together flour and baking powder; add to butter mixture alternately with milk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition.
- Beat egg whites at medium speed until stiff peaks form; gently fold into batter. Pour batter into prepared pans.
- Bake at 350° for 35-38 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes.
- Optional: Cover with white frosting.
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How do you convert for 2-8 inch round pans?
Can you please let me know how to adjust measurements to make into a 9×13 instead of an 8×8?
Hi, Samantha. I work with iambaker and am happy to help with questions. We have not replicated this recipe in a 9×13-inch baking dish, so I cannot say what the exact measurements would be. A 9×13-inch pan has just about double the volume of an 8×8-inch dish (15 cups vs. 8 cups); so, it is possible that doubling the recipe could work. Let us know if you try it, and have a great day!
My cake flour has baking powder and salt already in it. Do you think it is the right amount?
Hi, Margo! I work with iambaker and am happy to help with questions. You would still need to follow the recipe, including using the additional baking powder. Have a great day!
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I made the chocolate I put chocolate mousse on top it did not last gone the next day so I will make the white
My cake came out very heavy. Did I over do the folding in process?
Hi, Gordon! I work with iambaker and am happy to help with questions. A few things that could cause a dense cake are:
-too much liquid
-too much sugar
-Butter that is not room temperature
-over creaming butter and sugar
-oven temperature (Make sure you use an oven thermometer to check that your oven is at the temperature it is set.)
I hope this helps, and have a great day!
I made this today and it is delicious. I added almond extract to the frosting like you suggested, and I am so glad that I did! I also cut the cake and made it into a layer cake! My whole family loved it! Thank you. I also used all purpose flour instead of cake.
Fabulous recipe ! It was soft and light as air ! I topped it with a coffee buttercream and cashew nut praline . This will be my go to recipe for cake !! Thanks
Amo todas sus recetas !!!
Love your recipes!!
Gracias por tanto !!
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