Moist White Cake

It�s an age old problem. How to get a moist white cake. You try recipe after recipe and either they taste like cornbread, the texture isn�t good, or it just isn�t moist enough. So, you end up just going for a box when you really wanted to make something with that �scratch wedding cake taste�.

•  Course Dessert
•  Cuisine American
•  Prep Time 30 minutes
•  Cook Time 50 minutes
•  Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
•  Servings 15 slices
•  Calories 329kcal
•  Author Kara Jane @ I Scream for Buttercream

INGREDIENTS

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (or 2 3/4 cups cake flour - for an even whiter cake)
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 2/3 cup shortening
• 1/4 cup butter (unsalted, room temp.)
• 1 cup sour cream (full fat)
• 1/2 cup milk (whole milk if you can get it)
• 2 tsp vanilla extract (can use clear extract)
• 1/2 tsp almond emulsion (optional)
• 1 tsp butter extract (optional)
• 6 egg whites (large eggs)
• US Customary - Metric

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
2. Grease and flour two 8 inch round (2 inch deep) cake pans. You could also use three 6 inch round pans.
3. In a bowl, mix together the sour cream, milk, vanilla extract, almond emulsion, butter extract and egg whites.
4. Whisk until smooth and set aside.
5. In a large mixing bowl, add the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
6. Whisk together.
7. Add the shortening and butter in chunks to the flour mixture.
8. Mix until the flour is coated with the shortening and butter. The mixture will be crumbly.
9. Add in half the liquid mixture and mix just until combined.
10. Add in the last half of the liquid mixture and mix just until combined.
11. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and then mix again, only for 10-15 seconds.
12. You want to be careful not to over-beat the batter.
13. Pour into the greased and floured cake pans and bake at 325 degrees for 45-50 minutes.
14. Cool on a wire rack then cover with buttercream. 

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