White Wedding Cake Recipe
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White Wedding Cake

By: Carol  
"This is a great white wedding cake for those of you who like it plain. When I was a child, one of my neighbors who was elderly made a lot of wedding cakes for family and other people, and she took great pride in her work. She used fancy staircases you get in cake decorating stores, and even crocheted certain decorations. All is in your imagination. No professional baker did what she did. Be creative."

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Original Recipe Yield 1 - 3 tiered wedding cake
 

Ingredients

  • 5 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
  • 6 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 8 egg whites
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons orange extract
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract

Directions

  1. Beat egg whites until foamy with sturdy egg beater, or at high speed of electric mixer. Then add 1 cup sugar gradually, beating only until meringue will hold up in soft peaks.
  2. In a large bowl, stir shortening just to soften. In another bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and 2 cups sugar; sift into shortening. Add 1 1/2 cups milk and the extracts, and mix until all flour is dampened. Beat 2 minutes at a low speed of electric mixer. Add remaining milk and the meringue mixture; beat for 1 minute more.
  3. Line the bottoms of one 10 inch square pan and two 8 inch square pans with parchment paper. Pour batter to equal depth in each pan.
  4. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for about 45 minutes, or until done. Cool layers.
  5. Trim one of the 8 inch square cakes to make a 5 inch square cake. Place the 10 inch cake on a large flat tray or plate. Frost top and sides with thin layer of Ornamental Icing. Cover top of cake smoothly with more frosting. Center 8 inch cake on top of 10 inch cake, and frost as above. Center 5 inch cake on 8 inch cake, and frost. Spread frosting over entire cake to give a flat, even base for decorating. Decorate as desired.

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Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 146 | Total Fat: 4.4g | Cholesterol: < 1mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 17, 2003 by DEB1CA 
Thanks Carol for this wonderful recipe. I made this wedding cake recipe for a wedding... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 17, 2005 by NOODLEO1 
I thought that from all the fairly positive reviews that this was going to be a pretty good... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 22, 2003 by LIZMAY 
OK, I have baked for over 30 years and this is simply the most delicious wedding cake! Yes,... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 9, 2003 by H2OMELON 
I made this cake for my parents' 25th wedding anniversary party and everyone loved it. I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 15, 2007 by Reneessweetshoppe 
I tried this and it came out GREAT!!! Nice recipe Carol!! Nice dense texture. I made this cake... MORE
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Reviewed on Jun. 7, 2003 by the allrecipes staff 
Recipe servings have been modified from 150 servings to 50 servings. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 26, 2007 by Lanny B 
I got so many compliments with this cake! I used vanilla extract instead of the orange. I also... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 21, 2006 by mercury4000 
Made this for my brother's wedding. Changed one thing. Instead of orange extract added a... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 24, 2003 by CSYJNAMOM 
I used this recipe for my best friend's wedding after trying two others. It is WONDERFUL!... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 19, 2003 by CRAFTYCAKESCINDY 
Really good cake. More like a sponge cake, and seemed dry. I scaled it to make 24 servings... MORE

 
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