Bridal Shower Cake

For those of you contemplating making a friend or family member a bridal shower cake, here is a good white cake recipe.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 568 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• ¾ cup butter
• 5 egg whites
• 3 cups sifted cake flour

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease two 8-inch round cake pans.

Step 2

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Sift flour with baking powder and salt, and add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Beat well. Stir in vanilla.

Step 3

In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold 1/3 of the whites into the batter, then quickly fold in remaining whites until no streaks remain. Divide batter into prepared pans.

Step 4

Bake in preheated oven until cake springs back when lightly touched with a finger and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes.

Step 5

Allow to cool in pans for 10 minutes, then invert onto a wire rack to cool completely. Cover with white butter icing, and decorate as desired.