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Almond Layer Cake

Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 27 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 12 minutes
Servings: 1 Double-layer 8"/9" Round Cake
Cuisine: Cake, Cake Recipe, Cookbook, recipe
Calories: 3917

Ingredients
  

  • 2.5 cup cake flour
  • 1 cup milk room temperature
  • 6 large egg whites room temperature
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract clear
  • 1.75 cup granulated sugar
  • 4 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1.5 sticks salted butter softened

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare cake rounds with non-stick cooking spray
  2. Pour milk, egg whites, and extracts into medium bowl and mix with fork until blended.
  3. Mix cake flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in bowl of electric mixer at slow speed. Add butter, cut into cubes and continue beating on low for about 1-2 minutes
  4. Add all but 1/2 cup of milk mixture to flour mixture and beat at medium speed for 1 minute. Add remaining 1/2 cup of milk mixture and hand stir until barely integrated
  5. Pour batter evenly between two prepared cake pans
  6. Bake until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 27 to 30 minutes
  7. Turn out cakes after 10 minutes; allow cake to cool to room temperature
  8. Frost cakes with favorite frosting, which might include: Almond, Chocolate, Nutella, or Coconut Buttercream

Nutrition

Calories: 3917kcalCarbohydrates: 888gProtein: 85gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 2335mgPotassium: 1225mgFiber: 18gSugar: 427gCalcium: 270mgIron: 26.6mg

Notes

Ensure Milk and Eggs are at room temperature!
 

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