CAKE LESSONS's video: White Cake Recipe for decorating my Mama s Birthday cake from Scratch

Cake Lessons White Layer Cake, perfect recipe for cake decorating. Step by step cake tutorials with Tammy Nichols are easy to follow execute! These are my Mama's white cake layers she used as a decorator and caterer! Learn how to mix the cake, pour it out it and see a level and perfectly baked layer! There are tips here for beginners and experienced bakers! White Cake Layers “Mamas” 1 STICK BUTTER (ROOM TEMP) 1/2 CUP SHORTENING 1 3/4 CUP GRANULATED SUGAR 6 EGG WHITES 1/2 TSP. SALT 2 TSP. BAKING POWDER 1/2 TSP. BAKING SODA 2 1/2 CUPS ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR 1 1/2 CUPS BUTTERMILK 2 TSP. VANILLA FLAVORING Preheat oven 325 degrees. Mix butter and shortening until creamy. Add sugar and mix-add egg whites. Add salt, baking powder, and soda. Add flour 1/2 cup at a time alternating with milk then add vanilla. Mix 2 minutes on low speed. Pour into well-greased cake pans. If using round pans use 3 pans. If you only have two pans, reserve 1 cup of the batter. (too much batter for 2 rounds) Bake until set about 30-35 minutes. Watch close at end and take out when toothpick comes out clean. “This is a white cake layer that is good to use for the fresh coconut cake. If you use it for the coconut and want to make lemon curd you can use the 6 egg yellows in the curd.” Tammy A start to a successful cake is the cake layers! Making a cake is simple and easy if you know and understand the baking techniques. For these you can watch our 1st video post. This video is the recipe for my mother's white layers. I show you the ingredients and the order they should be mixed to make the perfect cake layers for decorating. I hope that you make this your "go to" recipe for making birthday, special occasions, and showers. The different ways to decorate a round layer cake will be in tutorials to come. You should first start with the basics and work your way up to being a master baker! Thanks so much for watching Cake Lessons! If you are interested in buying some of my favorite kitchen items take a look at my CVC website under kitchen links! Click here: https://collardvalleycooks.com/kitchen Cake Tips and Advice: Hard Crust is from high baking temperature or over baking. Sticky Crust is from too much sugar and under baking Humped or cracked top of layer- too much flour, too little liquid, over mixing Soggy bottom layer- too much liquid, eggs not beaten, under mixed Fallen layer- too much sugar, too much liquid, not enough flour, low temperature on oven setting Course grain layer - didn't use a soft winter wheat flour, insufficient mixing and low temperature, too much baking powder or soda Thick, heavy and dense layers - too much liquid, too many eggs, not enough leavening (baking soda) or flour, over mixing, temp too high, Falling Apart: too much sugar, leavening or shortening, under mixing, improper cooling All About Flour: Cake flour is made from soft winter wheat. All purpose flour is made from spring or winter wheat. Reduce the amount of flour if all-purpose is used for cake flour by 2 tbsp. per cup. Eggs should always be at room temperature. Favorite cakes, old fashioned, pound cake, thrifty, burnt sugar, butterschotch, in a jiffy, orange marmalade, crumb cake, boston, gingerbread, graham cracker, blitz, torte, star, heavenly, prize, chocolate, party, lord baltimore, ribbon, mallow white, nut loaf, seven layer cake, chocolate chip, 1234 cake, coconut, cupcakes, maryland black walnut, baked, meringue, spice, applesauce, treasure chest, banana, ginger, prune, marble, coffee, gumdrop, angel food, dream, yolk, spongecake, true, orange, hot water, mocha, sunshine, moss rose, boston cream pie, pineapple, feather whipped cream, daffodil, rolled, jelly roll, fig roll, honey, jam, maple syrup, apple, upside down, cherry, pecan, cranberry, glaze, rhubarb, huckleberry, chocolate, apricot, filling, lemon, butter, sour cream, swirl icing, marshmallow icing, caramel, frosting, fudge, creamy, peanut butter, brown butter, fresh coconut, uncooked, cream cheese, fluffy, five minute, fondant, peppermint, ornamental, divinity, seven minute icing, two egg, devils food, lemon chiffon, lazy daisy, one egg, sweet potato, quick, Spanish cocoa, mint, date, delight, nut, spiced, sour milk, buttermilk, citrus, chocolate chip, Christmas, fruit cake, dark, Harrison, English, wedding, golden, fresh, blueberry, economy, marigold, gold nugget, grapefruit, corn syrup, soft, french, lady Baltimore, petit fours, whipped cream, cake basket,