Yellow Butter Cake with Vanilla Meringue Frosting

Name: Yellow Butter Cake with Vanilla Meringue Frosting
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 2 Tbsps bourbon; 59 milliliters butter, softened; 10 Tbsps butter, softened; 1 teaspoons cream of tartar; 5 larges egg whites; 3 larges eggs; 355 milliliters 6.75 ounces all-purpose flour (about; 59 milliliters half-and-half; 79 milliliters ounces potato starch (about; 1 Dash salt; 1 teaspoon salt; 237 milliliters sugar; 414 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 Tbsp vanilla extract; 59 milliliters water; 177 milliliters whole milk

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Yellow Butter Cake with Vanilla Meringue Frosting a try. This recipe serves 16. One serving contains 312 calories, 4g of protein, and 12g of fat. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up half-and-half, egg whites, vanillan extract, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

To prepare cake, line bottoms of 2 (9-inch) cake pans with parchment paper; coat pans lightly with cooking spray. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Weigh or lightly spoon potato starch into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.

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Cooking Spray

Potato Starch

All Purpose Flour

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Baking Paper

Measuring Cup

Knife

Combine flour, potato starch, baking powder, and 1 teaspoon salt, stirring well with a whisk.

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Potato Starch

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Place 1 3/4 cups sugar and 10 tablespoons butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy.

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Butter

Sugar

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Blender

Bowl

Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.

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Egg

Combine milk and half-and-half.

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Milk

Add flour mixture and milk mixture alternately to butter mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat just until combined. Fold in bourbon and 1 tablespoon vanilla. Divide batter evenly between prepared pans.

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Bourbon

Vanilla

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Milk

Bake at 350 for 28 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pans 25 minutes on wire rack; remove from pans. Cool completely on wire racks.

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Wire Rack

Oven

To prepare frosting, combine 1 cup sugar and 1/4 water in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook 3 minutes, without stirring, or until candy thermometer registers 25

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Frosting

Candy

Sugar

Water

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Candy Thermometer

Sauce Pan

Combine egg whites, cream of tartar, and dash of salt in a large bowl. Using clean, dry beaters, beat with a mixer at high speed until foamy.

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Cream Of Tartar

Egg Whites

Salt

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Blender

Bowl

Pour hot sugar syrup in a thin stream over egg white mixture, beating at high speed until stiff peaks form, about 3 minutes. Reduce mixer speed to low; continue beating until egg white mixture cools (about 12 minutes). Beat 1/4 cup butter until light and fluffy; stir in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Fold in 1 cup egg white mixture. Fold butter mixture into remaining egg white mixture, stirring until smooth.

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Simple Syrup

Egg Whites

Vanilla

Butter

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Blender

Place 1 cake layer on a plate; spread with 1 cup frosting. Top with remaining cake layer.

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Frosting

Spread

Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake.

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Frosting

Spread

Buttery Yellow Cupcakes with Chocolate Meringue Frosting: Lightly coat 24 muffin cups with cooking spray. Divide batter evenly among prepared muffins cups; bake at 350 for 18 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 5 minutes.

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Cooking Spray

Chocolate

Cupcakes

Frosting

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Muffin Liners

Oven

Remove cupcakes from pans; cool completely on wire racks.

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Cupcakes

Cut frosting recipe in half, using 3 egg whites and omitting butter and vanilla. Fold 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa into cooled meringue mixture, and top each cupcake with about 2 tablespoons frosting.

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Unsweetened Cocoa Powder