Special Occasion White Cake Food

SPECIAL-OCCASION WHITE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in extracts. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with water. Beat just until combined. In another bowl, beat egg whites on high speed until stiff peaks form; fold into batter., Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a large bowl, beat shortening, confectioners' sugar, extracts and salt until light and fluffy. Add enough milk to achieve frosting consistency. , Place one cake on a serving plate; spread with 1 cup frosting. Top with remaining cake. Tint 2 cups frosting with lilac food coloring; spread over top and sides of cake. , Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag; insert #10 tip and fill with remaining white frosting. Pipe a border of "pearls" around bottom and top of cake. With #3 tip, pipe smaller "pearls" on sides of cake. Garnish with pansies.

CLASSIC WHITE CAKE

Steps:

• The fine moist crumb of this cake complements any type of filling and frosting -- the perfect celebratory cake.
• Set a rack at the middle level of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar for about 5 minutes, until light and fluffy. Stir together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside. Combine egg whites, milk and vanilla extract. Add 1/3 of the flour mixture to butter mixture then add half the milk mixture. Continue to alternate beginning and ending with flour mixture. Scrape bowl and beater often. Pour batter into prepared pan(s) and smooth top with a metal spatula. Bake cake(s) about 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center emerges clean. Cool in pan on a rack for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a rack, remove paper and let cool completely.
• Variation:
• CLASSIC YELLOW CAKE Substitute 3 large eggs and 1 egg yolk for all of the egg whites above.
• 2 (9-inch) diameter by 1 1/2-inch deep layer pans or 1 (13 by 9 by 2-inch) pan, buttered and bottoms lined with parchment or waxed paper.

SPECIAL-OCCASION WHITE CAKE

Steps:

• In large mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
• Beat in extracts.
• Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with water.
• Beat just until combined.
• In another mixing bowl, beat egg whites on high speed until stiff peaks form; fold into batter.
• Pour into two greased and floured 9-inch round baking pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
• In large mixing bowl, beat shortening, confectioners' sugar, extracts and salt until light and fluffy.
• Add enough milk to achieve frosting consistency.
• Place one cake on a serving plate; spread with 1 cup frosting.
• Top with remaining cake.
• Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake.