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6
eggs
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3
cups all-purpose flour
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1 1/2
teaspoons baking powder
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3/4
teaspoon baking soda
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3/4
cup butter, softened
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2 2/3
cups sugar
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2
teaspoons vanilla
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2
cups buttermilk
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1
recipe Vanilla Sour Cream Frosting or Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting (recipes below)
1. Separate eggs. Allow egg whites to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes (reserve yolks for another use). Meanwhile, grease three 8x1-1/2-inch round cake pans. Line bottoms of pans with parchment paper. Grease parchment paper and lightly flour pans; set aside. In medium bowl stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and 3/4 teaspoon salt; set aside.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In large mixing bowl beat butter with electric mixer on medium to high for 30 seconds. Add sugar and vanilla; beat until well combined. Add egg whites all at once; beat on medium-high 3 minutes. Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk to butter mixture, beating on low after each addition just until combined (batter may look slightly curdled). Divide batter among prepared pans. (If you do not have three pans, refrigerate remaining batter until ready to use.)
3. Bake in preheated oven 30 to 35 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near centers comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans on wire racks 10 minutes. Remove layers from pans. Cool thoroughly on racks.
4. Frost with desired frosting. Store, covered, in refrigerator. Makes 16 servings.
- Tip *To Make Sour Milk:Pour 2 tablespoons lemon juice or vinegar into a 2-cup glass measure; add milk to equal 2 cups. Let stand 5 minutes.
- Note **If you do not have three cake pans, refrigerate 1/3 of the batter while the first two layers bake.
- Note ***To avoid crumbs in your frosting, brush cake layers with a pastry brush. After stacking cake layers, spread the sides of the cake with a thin coat of frosting. Let stand several minutes before frosting cake.
Yield: about 4-1/2 cups
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3/4
cup butter, softened
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3/4
cup sour cream
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1 1/2
teaspoons vanilla
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8
cups powdered sugar
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Buttermilk or milk
In large mixing bowl combine butter, sour cream and vanilla. Beat with electric mixer on medium for 30 seconds. Gradually beat in powdered sugar. Thin with buttermilk or milk to desired consistency. Makes about 4-1/2 cups.
- Servings Per Recipe 16,
- Calories 641,
- Protein (gm) 5,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 113,
- Fat, total (gm) 20,
- Cholesterol (mg) 52,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 1,
- Sodium (mg) 378,
- Starch () 1,
- Other Carb () 2,
- Fat () 2,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Yield: 4 cups
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1/2
cup butter, softened
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2
3 ounce package cream cheese, softened
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5
ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
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2
teaspoons vanilla
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6 1/2
cups powdered sugar
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1/4
cup milk
In large mixing bowl beat butter and cream cheese. Add unsweetened chocolate and vanilla; beat until blended. Gradually beat in 3 cups of the powdered sugar and milk. Beat in remaining powdered sugar to make a spreading consistency. Makes 4 cups.
- Servings Per Recipe 16,
- Calories 641,
- Protein (gm) 5,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 113,
- Fat, total (gm) 20,
- Cholesterol (mg) 52,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 1,
- Sodium (mg) 378,
- Starch () 1,
- Other Carb () 2,
- Fat () 2,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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I made this cake for my friend's birthday celebration and everyone commented that it was the best white cake they had ever tasted! I agree! It was moist, dense and wonderful. I used a buttercream frosting instead of the sour cream recipe. This is definitely a keeper and will be my go to recipe. Delicious!!
12/2/2011 06:12:03 PM Report AbuseThumbbody, the recipe should state six egg whites, not six eggs. I just use three whole eggs. I tried this recipe as soon as I read it in the magazine, but I lost my copy and had to look it up on here because we love it so much.
10/29/2011 01:28:31 AM Report AbuseThis was very easy and tasted great & Very rich! Salt was missing from the ingredient list glad I saw it when I was reading the instructions. The frosting recipes was wonderful. Do add some milk as it sets fast or cover while waiting to frost. I loved the Vanilla Sour Cream Frosting but my son hated it as it was tart from the sour cream. Next time I'll use a Butter cream. Delicious!!!!!!!
10/9/2011 10:40:36 AM Report AbuseThe ingredient list states 6 eggs and then the instructions state to add egg whites all at once. I'm confused. Can anyone clarify this ?
4/27/2011 12:32:50 PM Report AbuseI don't make a lot of cakes, and when I do it has usually been from a box because I had some miserable failures several years ago, but for some reason I fixated on making THIS cake for my Mom's 75th birthday. It was almost too easy and made a wonderful cake. Make sure that ingredients are at room temp (especially the buttermilk, although it is not noted in the recipe). I may never use another boxed cake mix again!
2/16/2011 09:44:18 PM Report Abuse