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Basic White Layer Cake

6 reviews
Test Kitchen Approved
Total Time

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 30 min. + cooling

Makes

16 servings

Updated: Apr. 22, 2023
Every recipe file should contain a standard delicious cake like this. Topped with your favorite flavor of frosting, it's great for any occasion.—Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin
Basic White Layer Cake
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1-1/2 cups sugar
  • 4 large egg whites, room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1-1/3 cups buttermilk
  • 2-1/2 cups frosting of your choice

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour two 9-in. round baking pans. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add egg whites, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Transfer to prepared pans.
  2. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Spread frosting between layers and over the top and sides of cake.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 370 calories, 12g fat (7g saturated fat), 16mg cholesterol, 292mg sodium, 61g carbohydrate (44g sugars, 0 fiber), 3g protein.