Description
Classic white cake delivers pure bakery-style elegance for special occasions. Delicate crumb and silky buttercream frosting invite bakers to create memorable desserts with simple ingredients and professional techniques.
Ingredients
Scale
- 5–6 cups (550–660 grams) powdered sugar, sifted
- 1 ½ cups (340 grams) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- ¼ to ⅓ cup (60–80 ml) whipping cream or milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp almond extract
- ½ tsp salt, to taste
Instructions
- Preparation: Set up a spacious mixing bowl with a stand or hand-held electric mixer, positioned for efficient cream creation.
- Butter Transformation: Whip butter at medium speed until smooth and creamy, developing soft peaks that promise a luxurious texture.
- Sugar Integration: Gradually fold powdered sugar into the butter mixture, adding incrementally at low speed to prevent sugar clouds and ensure smooth blending.
- Flavor Enhancement: Introduce pure vanilla extract, delicate almond extract, and a subtle salt pinch to elevate the frosting’s nuanced flavor profile.
- Liquid Calibration: Stream in whipping cream or whole milk carefully, adjusting liquid volume to achieve an impeccably spreadable and light consistency.
- Final Refinement: Continuously mix while periodically scraping bowl sides, creating a silky frosting that maintains structural integrity and promises effortless cake decoration.
Notes
- Butter Temperature Matters: Ensure butter is softened at room temperature, not melted or cold, for the smoothest, most luxurious frosting texture.
- Sugar Incorporation Technique: Add powdered sugar gradually and slowly to prevent messy sugar clouds and achieve a perfectly smooth, lump-free mixture.
- Mixer Speed Control: Start at low speed when adding ingredients to minimize splatter, then increase to medium for optimal frosting consistency and aeration.
- Consistency is Key: Adjust liquid (cream or milk) incrementally to control frosting thickness, aiming for a spreadable yet stable texture that holds decorative peaks.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 211
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 0.1 g
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg