White Layer Cake
- 2 1/2 cup cake flour
- 4 t. baking powder
- 1 t. salt
- 1 cup milk room temp.
- 6 egg whites large, room temp.
- 1 t. almond extract
- 2 t. vanilla extract clear
- 1 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 12 tbsp salted butter softened
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare cake rounds with non-stick cooking spray.
- Make sure milk and eggs are room temperature.
- Pour milk, egg whites, and extracts into medium bowl and mix with fork until blended.
- Mix cake flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in bowl of electric mixer at slow speed. Add butter, cut into cubes and continue beating on low for about 1-2 minutes.
- Add all but 1/2 cup of milk mixture to flour mixture and beat at medium speed for 1 minute. Add remaining 1/2 cup of milk mixture and hand stir until barely integrated.
- Pour batter evenly between two prepared cake pans.
- Bake until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 27 to 30 minutes.
- Turn out cakes after 10 minutes; allow cake to cool to room temperature.