Fluffy Light Butter Cake

Name: Fluffy Light Butter Cake
Yield: Makes 2 round layer cakes (9 by 1 inch), or 1 round layer cake (9 by 2 inches)
Ingredients: ⅔ cup milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; Butter and flour for the cake pans; Pinch of cream of tartar, unless using a copper bowl; 3 eggs, separated; ¾ cup plus 3 tablespoons sugar; ¾ cup butter, at room temperature; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1¼ cups cake flour; 1¾ teaspoons baking powder

Preparation info

Makes
2 round

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Baking

By James Peterson

Published 2009

About

This yellow cake has the same ingredients as pound cake but is lighter because it contains milk and baking powder. Because of its lightness, it is the perfect foil for a rich frosting such as you might use for a sponge cake like a genoise.

Ingredients

Butter and flour for the cake pans
1¼ cups cake flour
1¾ teaspoons baking powder

Dessert
Cake
Vegetarian
Christmas

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter and flour one or two 9-inch cake pans.

In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and s