Jackie Bays’ White Chocolate Layer Cake

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

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.

Ingredients

White Chocolate Cake

2½ cups sifted cake flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½

Americas
United States
Dessert
Cake
Vegetarian

Method

To make the cake, heat the oven to 350°F, and grease three 8-inch round cake pans or two 9-inch round