White Cke

By LoriCaputo

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, at room temp
• 2 1/3 cups sugar
• 3 large egg whites
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups cake flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk

Preparation

Step 1

Place one baking rack one-third from bottom of oven and second two-thirds from bottom of oven.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 3 9 inch pans with parchment , grease or spray with baking spray.

Using paddle attachment of KA, beat butter and sugar in a large bowl for 2 minutes (light and fluffy). Scrape sides. Add egg whites and vanilla and beat on medium for another minute.

Combined dry ing. In medium bowl. Add 1/3 dry ingredients to butter mixture. Add half of the buttermilk, dry ingredients, more buttermilk and dry ing. Mix to incorporate.

Spoon batter into pans. Stagger layers in oven so that no layer is directly on top of the other. Bake for 25-25 minutes, checking both layers. Make sure that one layer isn’t done before the other.

Cool on rack in pans for 10 minutes. Invert.