Yellow Cake Mix
by: 2BN-Tim
A lovely yellow cake that takes a bit of work and patience, but is utterly tasty with a Seven-Minute Frosting!
Total Time: 45m
Views: 466
Added: 05 March, 2020
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Ingredients
- 242 g of flour
- 67 g of cornflour or cornstarch
- 10 g of baking powder
- 3 g of salt
- 228 g of butter (room temperature)
- 400 g of sugar
- 4 eggs (separated whites/yolks)
- 8 g of vanilla extract
- 240 ml of milk
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F / 175°C.
- Bowl 1 - Dry Ingredients (sifted): flour, cornflour/starch, baking powder, salt
- Bowl 2 - Wet Ingredients (creamed): butter, sugar, egg yolks
- Bowl 3 - Egg Whites: whisk the 4 egg whites with a dash of sugar until firm peaks form
- Start with bowl#2 (wet) and alternate between adding the following to it: dry / milk / dry / milk / dry One-third of the dry mix, half of the milk, repeat. Always start and end with the dry mix, and never over-mix.
- Fold in 1/2 of the egg whites gently. Fold in the second 1/2 of egg whites, trying to avoid over-mixing. This incorporates fluffy air into the cake.
- Bake for 45 minutes, but check the progress after 35 minutes. Cake should be golden brown.
- Allow to cool completely, and avoid refrigerating this cake (eat fresh!).
