Do you need to make a cake for your kid’s school class, a party or a potluck?   How about a simple White Cake Recipe.  It is easy and quick to make.

Ingredients

• Butter or Margarine, ½ cup
• Sugar, 1 ½ cups
• Flour, 2 ½ cups (all purpose)
• Baking Powder, 1 tablespoon
• Salt, ¼ teaspoon
• Egg, 6 large (egg whites only)
• Milk, ¾ cup
• Vanilla Extract, 2 teaspoons

Instructions

1. Set a rack at the middle position in the Oven and pre-heat oven to 350 degrees (F).
2. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.
3. Using a large bowl, stir flour, baking powder, and salt together and set aside.
4. Using a large mixer bowl, beat butter and sugar until creamy (about 5 minutes).  Add 2 egg whites at a time and beat well after each set.  Beat in almond extract.
5. Reduce speed of mixer to low.
6. Using flour/baking soda mixture and milk, alternate beating in about ¼ of both until well blended.
7. Scrape sides and stop to scrape mixer blades periodically to ensure batter is well blended.
8. Pour batter evenly into both baking pans.
9. Smooth tops with a spatula.
10. Bake for approximately 30 minutes.  It is ready when a wooden tooth pick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
11. Set cake pans on wire racks for 10 minutes to cool.
12. Run a knife around the edge to loosen edge of cake.  Turn cake pan over carefully putting cake onto a wire rack.  Let cool completely.
13. Decorate with your favorite frosting for a white cake.

The great thing about White Cake Recipes is they are so versatile.  They can be decorated with any type of frosting or in any style that tastes good.