Kakeladi's Original Wasc (White Almond Sour Cream) Cake

Trixyinaz's Note:

From Kakeladi herself...this is wonderful and I like it much better than the other WASC recipe. Thanks for sharing! White cake...can use any Betty Crocker cake mix.

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 30

Yield: 1.0 9x13x2

• 1 (18 ounce) package betty crocker white cake mix
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3 whole eggs (even for white cakes)
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon almond emulsion (stronger than flavoring)

Directions:

1. In a bowl, mix 1st 3 ingredients. (see notes below) Set aside.
2. Place remaining ingredients in mixer bowl then add the dry.
3. Mix on low (I use a KA mixer) speed for 30 seconds, until dry ingredients are incorporated; mix at medium 2 minutes.
4. This makes 1 & 1/2 times the usual batter than a 'straight' cake mix. It will fill one of the following pans: 8" sq; 12" round; 9x13x2; OR one 10" and 6" round.
5. Pour into pan(s) and bake as you usually do. I prefere to bake at 300 degrees F. for 20 minutes, then turn oven up to 325 degrees F. for an equal time OR until you can smell cake If it has pulled away from the edges of the pan it is *over done*. You should have a flat cake that won't (usually) need leveling & is not sticky on the top when it cools.
6. Special NOTES:.
7. That's right -- there is NO oil, butter or margarine in this recipe.
8. Use large eggs.
9. If almond extract (not emulsion) is used, add 2 teaspoons or to taste.
10. Can use ANY cake flavor.
11. Flavorings can change depending on cake flavor you use. Try a combination of 1 part vanilla, 1/2 part butter flavoring and 1/4 part almond.
12. It is important to mix the dry ingredients well especially if using a chocolate mix or you will have white spots in the finished cake. I use a wire wisk.

Reviews

[Lutie]

This is the best... I like it much better than the White Almond Sour Cream that everyone is touting for wedding cakes. The whole eggs give the cake moistness... using just the egg whites, as in the "knock-off recipe", makes the cake, in my opinion, very dry. Try making both and you will see that this one stands far above the other. I use this for all of the wedding cakes I made (professional caterer). I used the other one and got some good reviews, but when I changed to this one... WOW!... I really got rave reviews! This one is truly the best! By the way... make sure you SIFT the cake mix before you add everything else to it. Makes a huge difference in texture.

[Chef #319854]

I think that this recipe is good for a quick, tasty, moist cake. This was quick to throw together and has a nice consistancey to hold up to frosting (even when slightly warm still). It is not as involved (read: fewer ingredients) than the other White Almond Sour Cream Cake recipe on here (#69630), but it is definitely second place.

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OH YEA I FORGOT! To tell you the other things I did and took out......I used regular yellow BC mix, cut back to 6 whole eggs and took out the Almond extract and replaced it with butter flavor and the 1 cup of milk for the Hazelnut creamer that I told you in the last post! I was so excited I forgot to write the all this other stuff! lol Can you tell I'm new! lol