Old-Fashioned White Cake: A Taste of Time

Ingredients

For the Cake (Makes 2 9-inch layers)

• 2 ½ cups (280g) cake flour, sifted
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup (226g) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 ¾ cups (350g) granulated sugar
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• ½ tsp almond extract (optional, but lovely)
• 1 cup (240ml) whole milk, room temperature
• 6 large egg whites (180g), room temperature

For the Frosting (Simple White Buttercream)

• 1 cup (226g) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 4 cups (480g) powdered sugar, sifted
• 2–3 tbsp milk or cream
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt

🍽️ Equipment

• Electric mixer (stand or handheld)
• Mixing bowls
• Two 9-inch round cake pans
• Rubber spatula
• Sifter
• Wire cooling rack

🔪 Instructions

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