Sam Houston White Cake Food

SAM HOUSTON WHITE CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter or margarine until soft and light. Add sugar gradually and continue creaming for several minutes to incorporate as much air as possible. Mix flour and baking powder and sift three times. Add extract to milk and water. Add flour alternately with liquid to creamed mixture; beat well after each addition. Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry and fold immediately into batter, blending thoroughly but quickly. Avoid beating. Pour batter into 3 greased and floured 9" layer cake pans. Bake in moderately hot oven (350 degrees F) for 30 minutes. Cool 5 minutes and remove from pans onto wire rack. Use 1/2 the recipe for Lemon Filling between the layers and frost top and sides with White Mountain Frosting. Or for a pure white cake, use Ever Ready Frosting between and on top and sides of layers. Frosting: Place chocolate in top of a double boiler; place over boiling water and cook until melted. Remove from heat; add sugar, salt and hot water. Beat on medium speed of electric mixer until thoroughly blended. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add butter and vanilla, beating until frosting reaches spreading consistency. Yield: Enough for one 3 layer cake.

MARGARET HOUSTON'S WHITE CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar, beating until smooth.
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Combine milk and water. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture, alternately with milk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix well after each addition. Stir in flavoring.
• Beat egg whites (at room temp.) until soft peaks form and then fold into the batter.
• Pour into 3 greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans.
• Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing the layers to cool completely.