Delicious Butter (White) Cake

A classic butter cake recipe that can be flavored with vanilla, orange, or lemon. This is a traditional white cake made tender by folding in beaten egg whites.

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Recipe

Measurements	Ingredients
3/4 cup	Butter, softened
2 cups	Sugar
4	Eggs, separated
3 cups	All-Purpose Flour
4 teaspoons	Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon	Salt
1 cup	Milk
1 1/2 teaspoons	Vanilla Extract
1 teaspoon (optional)	Orange Flavoring or Lemon Flavoring

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
2. In a large bowl, cream the softened butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks one at a time.
3. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, salt, and baking powder.
4. Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture alternately with the milk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Mix until just combined.
5. Stir in the vanilla and any optional orange or lemon flavoring.
6. In a clean, dry bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form.
7. Gently fold the beaten egg whites into the cake batter in three additions, until no white streaks remain.
8. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans.
9. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
10. Let the cakes cool in the pans for 10 minutes before inverting them onto a wire rack to cool completely.

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Note

A handwritten note at the bottom of the card reads: “I made when your mother was down this past weekend.”

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