Best Colettes White Cake Recipes

HEAVENLY WHITE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°.
• Coat 2 8-inch cake pans with cooking spray and line with parchment paper.
• Sift together the flours, baking powder and salt.
• Cream the butter and sugars together in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
• Add vanilla and the egg whites, scraping down the sides of mixing bowl.
• Mix again until fluffy.
• Add the sifted flour mixture in three batches, alternating with three batches of milk, and ending the additions with flour.
• Mix each addition just until combined; do not overmix or the cake will be dry.
• Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake for 30- 35 minutes, or until cake tests done.
• Let the cakes cool completely in the pans on wire racks.
• Wrap and refrigerate (cake still in pan) until ready to decorate.

HEAVENLY WHITE CAKE

Steps:

• Measure sifted cake flour, baking powder, and salt; sift together three times.
• In a mixing bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Add 1/2 cup sugar gradually, and continue beating only until meringue will hold up in soft peaks.
• Beat butter until smooth. Gradually add remaining 1 cup sugar, and cream together until light and fluffy. Add sifted ingredients alternately with milk a small amount at a time, beating after each addition until smooth. Mix in flavorings. Add meringue, and mix thoroughly into batter. Spread batter in a 15 x 10 x 1 inch pan which has been lined on the bottom with parchment paper.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 35 minutes. Cool cake in pan 10 minutes, then remove from pan and transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling. This cake may also be baked in two 9 inch round pans for 30 to 35 minutes, or in three 8 inch round pans for 25 to 30 minutes.