Something Special Birthday Cake
. . . because a birthday cake should be special. This one is delicious and well worth the time and effort of preparation. Preparation time does not include time it takes to frost and decorate.
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READY IN: 1hr
YIELD: 1 2layer cake
UNITS: US
INGREDIENTS
NutritionCake ingredients
- 2 1⁄2cups sifted cake flour
- 3teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄2teaspoon salt
- 1
- 1 1⁄2
- 4
- 2teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1teaspoon almond extract
- 1cup milk
icing
- 6cups powdered sugar
- 3tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1
- 1⁄2teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4cup milk
- 1teaspoon vanilla extract
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DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Grease 2 straight sided 9x12 round cake pans and line with parchment or wax paper.
- Cake: Sift flour, measure carefully 2 1/2 cups and sift this again with the baking powder and salt onto waxed paper or another bowl.
- Beat the butter with electric mixer in a bowl until smooth.
- Gradually beat in 1 1/4 cups sugar until fluffy.
- Beat in yolks one at a time.
- Beat in vanilla, and almond extract.
- On low speed alternately add flour and milk in 3 additions.
- In yet another bowl beat the egg whites until soft peaks form.
- Gradually beat in remaining 1/4 cup sugar until stiff peaks form.
- Carefully fold the egg whites into the batter.
- Scrape the batter into prepared pans, spreading level.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- The top should spring back when lightly touched.
- Cool pans 10 minutes, then unmold on cake racks to cool.
- icing: Sift sugar and cocoa into a large bowl.
- Add butter, salt and vanilla.
- Beat on high until fluffy, adding drops of milk until desired spreading consistency is reached.
- Frost as usual.
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