Special-Occasion White Cake

Submitted by CookingONTheSide

"Recipe is from Taste of Home."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 14-16

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup shortening
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 1⁄2 cups cake flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup cold water
• 4 egg whites

• Frosting

• 2 cups shortening
• 6 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 2 -3 tablespoons milk

directions

1. In large mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
2. Beat in extracts.
3. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with water.
4. Beat just until combined.
5. In another mixing bowl, beat egg whites on high speed until stiff peaks form; fold into batter.
6. Pour into two greased and floured 9-inch round baking pans.
7. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
8. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
9. In large mixing bowl, beat shortening, confectioners' sugar, extracts and salt until light and fluffy.
10. Add enough milk to achieve frosting consistency.
11. Place one cake on a serving plate; spread with 1 cup frosting.
12. Top with remaining cake.
13. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake.

Reviews

[Bonnie G #2]

Needed a white cake (requested favorite) for friends 12th Anniversary and decided to give this a try. I'm not much of a baker OR a cake decorator but this one came together easy with things I had on hand and the results was light, fluffy and full of rich vanilla flavor with just a hint of the almond. I did use recipe#215952 as a filling to give it something a little extra and it was a hit with the crowd. So good, thanks for posting

 

[Debaylady]

I believe this is the same recipe my mother-in-law used to make and I loved it so much! I had the recipe, but lost it. I just came it in Taste of Home, June/July 2007 and was going to add it here for safe-keeping. Thanks for posting it! I will review it when I make it!