Oh yes 😍—Mom’s Favorite White Cake is that soft, tender, melt-in-your-mouth classic cake you reach for every time you want comfort and nostalgia. Here’s a timeless recipe:
🎂 Mom’s Favorite White Cake
Ingredients
Cake:
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 large egg whites (room temperature)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup whole milk, room temperature
Optional: a pinch of almond extract for extra flavor
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour two 8-inch round cake pans.
- Dry ingredients: In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Cream butter & sugar: In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy (~3–4 minutes).
- Add egg whites & vanilla: Beat in egg whites one at a time, then add vanilla (and almond extract if using).
- Combine wet & dry: Alternately add dry ingredients and milk to the butter mixture, starting and ending with dry. Mix until just combined.
- Bake: Divide batter evenly between pans. Bake 25–30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool: Let cakes cool in pans 10 minutes, then remove to wire racks to cool completely.
Tips for a Perfect White Cake
- Egg whites only: Keeps the cake bright and tender.
- Room temperature ingredients: Ensures smooth batter and even rise.
- Do not overmix: Overmixing makes cake dense.
- Optional frosting: Classic buttercream, whipped cream, or cream cheese frosting all work beautifully.
This cake is soft, buttery, lightly sweet, and melts in your mouth—classic comfort food that’s truly “Mom-approved.”
If you want, I can also give a from-scratch, ultra-fluffy white cake version that rivals bakery cakes every time 😏.