Buttermilk Cake

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Makes: 8 servings adjust
My favorite cake for birthdays. Has a fine texture and flavor like a wedding cake.

Directions

Ingredients

  • 5 Egg Whites, beaten until stiff
  • 1⁄4 cup Sugar

Step 1

Beat egg whites. Add sugar as whites stiffen.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Buttermilk
  • 1⁄8 teaspoon Baking Soda

Step 2

Mix baking soda into buttermilk. Mixture will foam. Set aside.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1 3⁄4 cups Sugar

Step 3

Cream butter, sugar, vanilla.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups Cake Flour, sifted

Step 4

Mix alternately flour and buttermilk mixture.
 

Step 5

Fold in beaten egg whites.
 

Step 6

Bake 30 minutes at 350-degrees. Test for doneness with toothpick.
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