Very Vanilla Cake for Chocolate Lovers

Name: Very Vanilla Cake for Chocolate Lovers
Yield: makes 2 (8-inch) cake layers
Ingredients: 3 1/2 cups cake flour; 2 tablespoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 cup (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter; 2 cups sugar; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 1 cup whole or 2% milk; 8 large egg whites, at room temperature

December 9, 2011

This is a moist, fragrant cake with a soft, strong crumb. Its flavors hold up well with chocolate. Use it with Cocoa Chantilly Cream (page 117) for subtle chocolate flavor, or use Sugar Islands Chocolate Buttercream (page 119) for the big bang of chocolate and vanilla together.

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