White Layer Cake Recipe

Gather the ingredients. The Spruce Eats / Julia Hartbeck Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease and flour two 9" round layer cake pans with unsalted butter or solid shortening, and line the bottoms with waxed paper; set aside. The Spruce Eats / Julia Hartbeck Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into a large mixer bowl. Add the butter, milk and vanilla. The Spruce Eats / Julia Hartbeck Beat the mixture on slow speed until blended. Then beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, occasionally scraping down the sides of the bowl with a spatula or a large spoon. The Spruce Eats / Julia Hartbeck Add unbeaten egg whites and beat the batter for two minutes longer at medium speed. The Spruce Eats / Julia Hartbeck Pour the batter into the prepared pans and bake at 350 F for 20 to 30 minutes or until cake is light golden brown and is just beginning to pull away from the sides of the pan. The Spruce Eats / Julia Hartbeck Cool the cake 15 minutes in the pans, then carefully remove the layers from the pans and cool them completely on wire racks. The Spruce Eats / Julia Hartbeck Fill and frost with your favorite frosting. The Spruce Eats / Julia Hartbeck