Yellow Layer Cake

Yellow Layer Cake

This recipe uses Midtown Mix Cake Base One, be sure to check out other recipes that use this base as well! As written, this will make two 9” round layers, feel free to halve to make a single layer cake in 9” pan, or complete recipe as written for a 13” x 9” single layer sheet cake pan

You provide:

Supplies & Equipment:

• 2 - 9” round cake pans

• Parchment paper (not wax!) cut into the shape of your baking dish. While not essential, this will make clean up and presentation much nicer

• Stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment or electric hand mixer

Ingredients:

• 6 oz white chocolate

• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces plus extra to grease pan

• 4 large eggs, separated

• pinch of cream of tartar (optional, can use a few drops of lemon juice instead)

• 1.5 tsp vanilla extract

• 2/3 cup sour cream

• 4 cups of your favorite frosting recipe (we’ll add ours here soon)

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 325°F. Cut parchment paper to fit bottom of baking dish, add to pan and grease top of paper and sides of pan with butter or spray oil

Step 1:

Microwave white chocolate and butter at 50% power in 30 second increments, stirring each time, until melted (about 2 minutes) and set aside

Step 2:

Add 4 egg whites and a pinch of cream of tartar (or lemon juice) to stand mixer and mix at low speed until foamy, then increase speed and beat until stiff, stable peaks form (1-2 minutes) and set aside in a fresh bowl

Step 3:

In stand mixer, add 4 egg yolks and vanilla and beat at medium speed until combined. Add white chocolate and butter mixture from Step 1 and sour cream and continue to mix at medium speed until combined. Add Midtown Mix Cake Mix One, in four batches, allowing to combine and scraping bowl each time.

Step 4:

Carefully fold egg whites into batter mixture and divide batter evenly between the two prepared cake pans.

Step 5:

Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean and edges begin to pull away from pan. Cool for 10 minutes in pan before transferring to wire rack to cool enough to frost

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