White Butter Cake

Name: White Butter Cake
Yield: Makes two 23 cm round layers, each 5cm high
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 300 g plain flour; 340 g sugar; 170 g unsalted butter, softened; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; ¼ teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 4 medium egg whites, at room temperature; 300 ml full fat milk, at room temperature

Essential Technique

Preparation info

Makes
two
23 cm round layers, each 5cm high

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Bake!

By Nick Malgieri

Published 2010

About

A quintessentially American cake layer, this deserves to be better known by a wider audience. More than easy to prepare, a good butter cake is the perfect foundation for fillings and frostings, whether light or rich. And butter cake layers can’t be beaten if you need to mix up a birthday cake in a hurry.

Ingredients

300 g plain flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon

Americas
United States
Garnish
Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Set a rack in the centre of the oven and preheat to 180°C/gas mark 4.
Use a small whisk to stir together the flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
Thoroughly whisk the milk and egg whites together, then transfer to a 500ml jug (you won’t