The Best White Birthday Cake |
This is a great cake for your baby's first birthday. I am a big fan of Bonnie Stern's Cooking and first heard about this recipe on her show!
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 4 extra large egg whites
- 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup milk
- 3 cups sifted cake flour
- 4 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
ICING:
- 5 cups sifted icing sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 pasteurized egg white
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup warm water (approx.)
Directions
Cream butter until light. Beat in sugar gradually and continue beating until fluffy. Beat in egg whites. Add vanilla.
Sift flour with baking powder and salt. Stir well. Blend into butter mixture alternately with milk in three or four additions, beginning and ending with flour mixture, just until mixed.
Transfer batter to a buttered (and lined with parchment paper) 12"/30 cm springform pan; 2 9" pans; 9"X13" pan; large baking sheet etc. Bake in a preheated 350F/180C oven for 25 to 35 minutes depending how thick the cake is. Test for doneness. Cool on rack.
For the icing, beat butter until light. Beat in 1 cup/250mL icing sugar. Beat in egg white and vanilla. Add 2 cups/500mL icing sugar and beat well. Add remaining sugar with water until fluffy. Cover with plastic wrap until ready to use.
Ice cake as you wish.
