Use This Recipe to Make the Best Two-Layer White Cake
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Ingredients
- 2 2/3 cups cake flour
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 4 large egg whites
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- 1
Gather the ingredients.
- 2
Preheat oven to 350 F. Butter and flour two 9-inch cake pans. It can help to line the bottom with a circle of parchment paper cut to fit pan.
- 3
In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, oil, baking powder, salt, vanilla, and half the milk and mix until blended.
- 4
Add egg whites and the rest of the milk and whisk until everything is blended.
- 5
Pour batter into prepared pans and transfer them to oven.
- 6
Bake for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, or with a crumb or two attached. You can start testing after 27 minutes because it's better to check too soon than to overbake.
- 7
Cool cakes for 10 minutes in pans on a wire rack, then loosen edges by running a knife along side. Turn cakes out onto racks and cool for at least another hour before frosting.
