Ingredients
- 2 2/3 C. flour
- 1-8 oz. pkg. cream cheese
- 7 eggs separated
- 3 1/2 C. sugar
- 1/2 t. salt
- 1/4 t. baking powder
- 1 1/4 C. butter, softened
- 2 t. butter extract
Preparation
Step 1
Notes: Have eggs at room temperature, they are much easier to separate and the whites will whip better at room temp.
Grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt pan. I need a flat cake so I'm using a 9 x 13 pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Beat the egg whites until stiff. You want a peak to form when you lift your beater out.
Beat the butter, cream cheese and sugar until fluffy. I creamed the butter and cream cheese and then added my sugar. Beat in egg yolks one at a time., beating well after each one.
Beat in the butter extract, salt, baking powder and flour. Gently fold in the egg whites into the batter. Take your time on this, you want the egg whites to keep your batter fluffy. If you break the egg whites down during this process, you will have a flatter cake.
Pour into pan and bake for 1 hour. I baked my 9 x 13 cake for 35 minutes, checked it with a toothpick then cooked for another 10 minutes. Perfect. Serves 12.
The recipe doesn't mentioned cooling so I let my cake rest for 15 minutes then turned it out onto a wire rack to cool completely.