Basic 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 Cake

Basic 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 Cake

Recipe by Janice from allrecipes.com

Dessert 1 Hr. 5 Mins.

Ingredients

12

12 servings

  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 cups white sugar, divided
  • 3 cups cake flour
  • 4 egg yolks, room temperature
  • 4 egg whites, room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 cup milk, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 9-inch round pans.
  • Beat butter and 1 cup sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color.
  • In a separate bowl, beat egg yolks well, then add to butter mixture.
  • Sift together flour and baking powder. Add alternately with the milk to the butter-sugar mixture. Beat well. Add vanilla.
  • Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Add 1 cup sugar to the egg whites. Fold into cake batter. Divide evenly into prepared pans.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes.

Nutritional Facts

Per 12 servings

  • Calories: 429
  • Carbohydrate: 63g
  • Fat: 18g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 6g
  • Sugar: 35g

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