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The Best White Cake Recipe {ever}

 

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Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

25 mins

Total time

40 mins

 

This White Cake Recipe will quickly become your favorite for so many celebrations and events. This simple white cake recipe is easy to follow and yields a moist, tender white cake you'll love.

Author: Robyn Stone | Add a Pinch

Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
• ½ cup vegetable shortening
• 3 cups granulated sugar
• 5 eggs, room temperature
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup whole milk, room temperature
• ½ cup buttermilk, room temperature
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350º F. Prepare three 9-inch round cake pans with nonstick baking spray or coated well with shortening or butter and floured, taking care to remove all excess flour.
2. Cream together butter and shortening until light and fluffy with an electric mixer. Slowly add sugar one cup at a time, making sure to fully incorporate each cup before adding another. Add eggs one at a time, making sure to fully incorporate each egg before adding another.
3. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Pour milks and vanilla into measuring cup and whisk together with a fork. Add to butter and shortening mixture alternately with milk mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
4. Gently stir all ingredients until well combined. Stop mixer and scrape down sides and bottom of bowl, making sure to have all ingredients mixed well.
5. Evenly distribute cake batter between cake pans and place pans into oven. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove and allow to cool slightly in cake pans for about 5 minutes, then cool completely on a wire rack.
6. Frost cake as desired.

Notes

Some people have had problems with the cake not rising. Try creaming the butter shortening, and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 to 5 minutes. Don't over beat when adding eggs and other ingredients, just mix gently until incorporated well into batter. 
-This recipe makes approximately 24 cupcakes when cupcake tin is filled more than ¾ full. When filled ½ full, this recipe makes approximately 36 cupcakes. Bake approximately 18 minutes.
- If you preferred the original white cake recipe, it used ½ teaspoon baking powder and 1 cup buttermilk with no whole milk.
- If you live in a high altitude environment, you'll need to make sure to follow recommended baking adjustments for your altitude.

Caramel sauce- Felli

1 cup sugar with 2 tbsp of water
 keep stirring on slow fire
when it starts browning..
some butter too before you add cream
add cream on slow flame and continue stirring
and a dash of salt too
but make sure you drop the cream slowly

Fruit n Nut cake- Felli

 Ingredients
 1 cup flour; 1tsp baking powder; 1 cup sugar; ¾ -1 cup oil; 3 Eggs; ½ tsp cinnamon powder; ¼ tsp clove powder; ¼ tsp nutmeg powder; ¼ ginger powder; ¼cup chopped dates (dried & fresh); ¼ cup golden raisins; ¼ cup chopped walnuts; ¼ cup almonds; ¼ cup pecans; 1 tsp vanilla essence; ¼ cup caramel; ¼ tsp of salt
Caramel: - Into 1 cup sugar add 2 tbsps of water and keep on low flame till the sugar melts completely into a rich brown color. When completely melted, switch off the fire and add 1 cup of hot water into the saucepan. Cool and store in the refrigerator.
 Method:-
Prepare the baking pan – grease and dust it with flour. Toast the nuts for 15 minutes till golden brown and coarsely chop them. Chop the dates coarsely and dust with flour.
In a bowl whisk the flour, baking powder, spices & salt and keep aside.
Beat eggs for 5-6 mins with an electric beater; add oil and continue whisking, add sugar and mix it well; add the flour mixture (flour, baking powder, salt) and mix well; add vanilla essence and caramel; finally fold in the nuts and fruits; pour the mixture into the baking tray and bake for 25-30 mins or as an when tried the toothpick inserted comes out clean