White Vanilla Cake Courtesy of Chef in Residence, Stephany Buswell This is a good, basic vanilla cake. It becomes spectacular with the butter cream recipe that follows.
Ingredients 3 cups sifted cake flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 6 tablespoons butter 1-1/2 cups sugar 1 cup milk 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 6 egg whites Instructions Preheat oven to 325. Grease and line 2 9-inch cake pans with parchment. Sift together flour and baking powder. Set aside. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. With a mixer on slow speed, add flour mixture to the butter mixture, alternately with milk. Beat after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Whip the egg whites until stiff but not dry. Fold them into the cake batter gently, making sure not to over mix. Pour into prepared pans. Bake for 25 - 30 minutes or until a tester comes out clean. Place cake pans on cooling rack and allow to cool completely before removing from pans. Stephany's Favorite Vanilla Butter Cream Stephany says: "This is my favorite butter cream. It is very perishable and should not be made more than a day in advance. If you are looking for a wonderful creamy and not very sweet icing that showcases the vanilla bean, I think you will love this one. "It is important that you use the freshest unsalted butter. Do not use butter that has been sitting in your refrigerator for days. It picks up flavors and it will impart them to your icing. "You can choose to use either the vanilla bean or vanilla extract. When using the bean, you will have the tiny seeds in your butter cream so if that is a concern then use the extract. I prefer the bourbon vanilla for its bold flavor. You do not want to taste the butter; you want to taste the vanilla!" Makes about 5 cups Source: www.vanilla.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Dying to be thin? Anorexia. Narrated by Julianne Moore . http://us.click.yahoo.com/FLQ_sC/gsnJAA/E2hLAA/QXMplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAKE-RECIPE/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
