White Velvet Cake - developed from an outstanding Red Velvet Cake recipe, this white cake is a perfectly moist and tender crumbed cake that would make an ideal birthday cake.
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
North American
Prep Time20minutes
Cook Time35minutes
Total Time55minutes
Servings16servings
Calories299kcal
AuthorBarry C. Parsons
Ingredients
1 1/4cupssifted all purpose flour
1 1/2cupssifted cake flour
1/2teaspoonbaking soda
1 1/2tspbaking powder
1teaspoonsalt
1 1/2cupssugar
2/3cupvegetable oil
1/3cupvegetable shortening at room temperature
3tablespoonsgood quality vanilla extractif you want pure white use clear vanilla extract
3large eggs
1 1/2cupsbuttermilk
Instructions
Sift together both flours, baking soda, baking powder, salt and sugar. Set aside.
Grease and flour 2 nine inch round cake pans and line the bottom with 2 circles of parchment paper.
In the bowl of an electric mixer beat together the vegetable oil, shortening and vanilla. Beat well at high speed with whisk attachment until light and fluffy
Beat the eggs in one at a time.
Fold in the dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk.
I always add dry ingredients in three divisions and liquid ingredients in 2 divisions. It is very important to begin and end the additions with the dry ingredients. Do not over mix the batter. As soon as it has no lumps in the batter, pour into the two prepared 9 inch cake pans.
Bake at 325 degrees F for 30-35 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool in the pans for 10 minutes before turning out onto wire racks to cool completely.
I've frosted this cake with Marshmallow Frosting but any good vanilla frosting is great on this cake. Find the frosting recipe with our Black and White Cake.
The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.