THE BEST WHITE CAKE RECIPE
This is my favorite white cake recipe! This cake is light, tender, moist, and topped with a delicious vanilla buttercream frosting. To make this cake, you’ll start out by whisking together your dry ingredients some cake flour, baking powder, and salt. When it comes to this cake, I really suggest sticking with cake flour versus all-purpose flour. Cake flour has a lower protein content than all-purpose flour which creates a tender, fine crumb.
I did test this cake with a cake flour substitute (all-purpose flour + cornstarch) and found that the cake flour version was much lighter and the cake layers were taller too. If you don’t have any cake flour, I’ve included the cake flour substitute in the recipe notes. But if you can get your hands on some cake flour I do recommend it. A few of my favorite cake flours that I’ve used are Pillsbury Softasilk and Swans Down.
Once you’ve mixed the dry ingredients together, whisk together your buttermilk with some vanilla extract and set them both aside.
White Cake Recipe
This is my favorite white cake recipe! This cake is light, tender, moist, and topped with a delicious vanilla buttercream frosting.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword white cake recipe, white layer cake
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Ingredients
For the white cake:
2 and 3/4 cups (305 grams) cake flour (spooned & leveled)
1 tablespoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup (240 ml) buttermilk room temperature
2 teaspoons clear vanilla extract or pure vanilla extract
1 cup (230 grams) unsalted butter softened to room temperature
1 and 3/4 cup (350 grams) granulated sugar
5 large egg whites room temperature
For the vanilla buttercream frosting:
1 and 1/2 cups (340 grams) unsalted butter softened to room temperature
4 and 1/2 cups (540 grams) powdered sugar
3 tablespoons (45 ml) heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon clear vanilla extract or pure vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
Instructions
To make the white cake:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray two 9-inch cake pans with nonstick cooking spray, line the bottom of the pans with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the cake flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- Combine the buttermilk and vanilla extract in a measuring cup and stir until well combined. Set aside.
- Read full recipes here >> livewellbakeoften.com/white-cake-recipe/