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Creamy White Cake with Buttercream Frosting

Prep Time45 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Cake, Dessert
Servings: 10
Calories:
Author: Terri

Ingredients

For the Cake:

For the Frosting:

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350° and grease 3 (9 inch) round cake pans. Line with parchment paper. Grease and flour parchment paper. Set aside.
  • Allow eggs whites to sit out at room temperature for 30 minutes before using.
  • In a small bowl, mix milk and vanilla together. Set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, beat butter until creamy. Add sugar. Mix until light and fluffy. Add flour and baking powder, into the butter mixture, alternating with the milk and vanilla mixture. Set aside.
  • Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold gently into cake batter. Pour into prepared pans. Spread with spatula to cover pans completely with batter.
  • Bake at 350° for approximately 30 minutes or until wooden tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Place on cooling rack for 10 minutes then removed from pans, set cakes on cooling rack and discard parchment paper.
  • For the Frosting: Beat butter until light and creamy. Add milk and vanilla and mix well. Gently add powdered sugar and mix until well blended.
  • Frost as soon as cake has cooled. Garnish with coconut flakes.

Notes

Cake adapted from My Recipes