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Ingredients
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups cake flour
- 1/2 cup non-fat milk powder
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 16 tablespoons unsalted butter (2 sticks), cut into 1/2-inch pieces and chilled
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Preparation
Step 1
Process sugar, flours, milk powder, baking powder, and salt in food processor for 15 seconds to combine. Add butter and vanilla and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. Freeze in zipper-lock bag for up to 2 months.
TO MAKE TWO 9-INCH LAYERS
1. PREPARE PANS Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans (see box at left for an array of other cake pan options).
2. MAKE CAKE With electric mixer on medium speed, beat prepared cake mix, 1 1/4 cups warm water (about 110 degrees), and 2 large room-temperature eggs until mixture is smooth, about 2 minutes. Scrape batter into prepared cake pans and bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool cakes in pans 10 minutes, then turn out onto wire rack. Cool completely, at least 1 hour.