White Cake

By mfisher33708

Ingredients

• 1 c salted butter softened
• 1 1/2 c sugar
• 2 tsps. almond extract
• 3 1/2 c flour
• 4 tsps. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. Salt
• 6 large egg whites, room temp.
• 1 1/2 c milk, room temp.

Preparation

Step 1

Grease 3-9 inch pans. Line the bottom with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 350
In a large mixing bowl use a hand mixer to cream butter and sugar together. Beat in almond extract
Use a fork to combine eggs and milk together in a bowl
In another bowl stir together flour, baking powder & salt
Add 1/3 dry ingredients to the butter mixture & mix until combined
Add half of milk mixture and combine
Add remainder of dry ingredients & mix with hand mixer until just combined, using a rubber spatula to scrape sides and bottom to make sure everything is mixed in
Divide batter among the 3 prepared pans
Bake at 350 for 25 to 30 minutes
Let sit for 5 minutes and transfer to wire rack to cool completely before layering and frosting

White Buttercream Frosting:
1 1/2 c softened butter
2 tsps. almond extract
4 c powdered sugar
1 tbsp. milk

Use hand mixer to whip softened butter & almond extract together, slowly add in powdered sugar, about 1 c at a time. Thin out with milk if it gets to thick.