White Butter Cake

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

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
Cake
Garnish
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