Layered White Cake

Posted by miri35

I found this recipe while in search for a moist White/ Vanilla Cake. I tried it and it is awesome.Moist and tasty

Ingredients

2 3/4 cup	cake flour
1 1/4 cups	granulated sugar
3/4 teaspoon	baking powder
1/2 teaspoon	salt
3/4 - 1 cup	canola oil
6 tablespoons	sour cream
4 large	egg yolks
2 teaspoons	grated orange peel
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon	whole milk
1 1/2 teaspoons	vanilla extract
6 large	egg whiltes
pinch	salt
2/3 cups	granulated sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 F, butter 3 8 inch pan. Sift the dry ingredients- Flour 1 1/4 cup of sugar, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl, set aside. Whisk the oil 4 egg yolks in large bowl until well blended. Whisk in the sour cream, then milk, orange peel and vanilla. Whisk in the dry ingredients in 3 additions. In a small bowl using electric mixer beat egg white with a pinch of salt until soft peak forms, while still beating gradually add remaining of 2/3 cup of sugar, while on high speed until stiff peak forms. Gently fold the egg whites into the batter in 4 additions. (Do not over beat (fold), I've done this cake many times and on my second try i forgot about the over beating and it wasnt as fluffy as its suppose to be.) Divide between pans and bake cakes until the center is just golden, insert a tester or tooth pick until it comes out cleanI wont provide timing because it always varies depending on oven :) I hope you like this recipe as much as i do. You can fill and use extract of choice.:)