Classic White Cake

Recipe courtesy Nick Malgieri

Show: Cooking LiveEpisode: Celebration Cakes

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Ingredients

12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 large egg whites (3/4 cup)
3/4 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 (9-inch) diameter by 1 1/2-inch deep layer pans or 1 (13 by 9 by 2-inch) pan, buttered and bottoms lined with parchment or waxed paper

Directions

The fine moist crumb of this cake complements any type of filling and frosting -- the perfect celebratory cake.

Set a rack at the middle level of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar for about 5 minutes, until light and fluffy. Stir together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside. Combine egg whites, milk and vanilla extract. Add 1/3 of the flour mixture to butter mixture then add half the milk mixture. Continue to alternate beginning and ending with flour mixture. Scrape bowl and beater often. Pour batter into prepared pan(s) and smooth top with a metal spatula. Bake cake(s) about 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center emerges clean. Cool in pan on a rack for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a rack, remove paper and let cool completely.

Variation:

CLASSIC YELLOW CAKE Substitute 3 large eggs and 1 egg yolk for all of the egg whites above.

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Larisa Chevy Chasemd, MD 02-01-2010
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Really delicious!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This cake's recipe was easy and the results was amazing. I made this cake twice, for my husband and mother's birthdays. I... really recommend it and thank you so much for sharing the recipe!!.Read more
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TR Orlando, FL 01-27-2010
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So Easy a non-baker can do it.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I really wanted to bake a cake for my daughter's first birthday but I don't bake. I was delighted to find this recipe. It is... simply delicious. Moist and light. A great cake for a baking novice.Read more
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Denise Tallahassee, FL 01-25-2010
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Yummy!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I'm by no means an experienced baker but I made this cake and it turned out great. I love a good white cake and this was... awesome. The next time I make it I may try cake flour instead of all purpose flour as it was really dense....but quite yummy if I do say so myself. It ranks in the top 5 cakes that I have ever tasted! I iced with buttercream icing.Read more
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Christene Grand Rapids, MI 12-29-2009
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We LOVED loved this cake!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

After having a couple of cakes turn out less than great, I was more than pleasantly surprised by this one! I had planned to... make another cake Christmas Day and when I didn't have cake flour on hand I was scrambling for a good recipe that used all purpose flour. I normally shy away from recipes that have less than 4.5 stars but decided to give this a go anyway. I made the white cake and it was fantastic! We were eating this cake for the next three days! We loved the texture and that it had just the right amount of sweetness - not overwhelming. And we didn't find it especially 'buttery', too dense or 'greasy' as others describe. I did bring the eggs and butter to room temperature as most of my other recipes suggest, creamed for the full 5 minutes and used 2% milk. I did the final stirring of wet and dry ingredients by hand. And I used the new 'goldtouch' 2" cake pans I just got for Christmas. (I was wondering if my dark, shallow cake pans were part of my problem - I can't say the pans made the difference but I won't be using anything else!) I made the two layers and let them cool, then drizzled caramel sauce over each layer and stacked them with whipped cream as the 'frosting' in between the layers and the top. I served it with a little warm caramel sauce on the side for drizzling. We will definitely be making this again!!!Read more
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jennifer Brunswick, GA 12-24-2009
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DELICIOUS!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was my first time baking a homemade cake. I tried this recipe out and the results were fantastic. I definitely suggest... this recipe.Read more
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Tami Corning, CA 12-09-2009
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UHMMMM
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was a great cake. Moist and delicious.