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White Butter Cake

Essential Technique

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    two

    23 cm round layers, each 5cm high
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Bake!: Essential Techniques for Perfect Baking

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

Method

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

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