Name: Jackie Bays’ White Chocolate Layer Cake
Yield: Serves 8 to 10
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon salt; 4 ounces white chocolate, finely chopped; 2½ cups sifted cake flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 2 cups sugar; 4 eggs, separated; ½ cup boiling water; 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened; 6 ounces white chocolate, finely chopped; 12 ounces cream cheese (1½ cups), softened; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup buttermilk (see Note); 3 cups confectioners’ sugar; ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 tablespoons butter, softened

Preparation info

Serves
8 to 10

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Southern Cakes

By Nancie McDermott

Published 2007

About

White chocolate is sweet as can be and Luxurious in texture, providing a delicate whisper of a chocolate presence that is easy to love. This recipe from Jackie Bays of Jackson, Kentucky, creates a home-style buttermllk cake with a heavenly note of white chocolate. If possible, refrigerate the cake for an hour or more before serving.