Best 7 Margaret Houstons White Cake Recipes

(1936) DELICATE WHITE CAKE...

Steps:

• Temp 350 degrees Time 30-35 minutes.
• Cream the butter and add the sugar until well blended.
• Sift the dry ingredients together and add them to the butter and sugar alternately with the milk.
• Add the flavoring.
• Beat the egg whites until stiff but not dry. Fold them into the cake batter.
• bake in 2 9-inch greased layer pans at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes.
• put fresh sliced strawberries in between layers and take the rest and chop up. mix in bow with 1 tsp of sugar a tsp of water and a tbsp of strawberry Jam.

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.

CLASSIC WHITE CAKE

Steps:

• Butter two 9-inch diameter by 1 1/2-inch deep layer pans or 1 (13 by 9 by 2-inch) pan.
• Lined bottoms with parchment or waxed paper.
• 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.

WHITE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease and flour a 9x9 inch pan or line a muffin pan with paper liners.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the sugar and butter.
• Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla.
• Combine flour and baking powder, add to the creamed mixture and mix well.
• Stir in the milk until batter is smooth.
• Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until golden brown and toothpick comes out clean.

SIMPLE WHITE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x9 inch pan or line a muffin pan with paper liners.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder, add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Finally stir in the milk until batter is smooth. Pour or spoon batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 30 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven. For cupcakes, bake 20 to 25 minutes. Cake is done when it springs back to the touch.

A QUICK AND EASY WHITE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350F degrees.
• Grease and flour 9x13 pan.
• Combine dry ingredients in mixing bowl.
• Beat in shortening.
• Add milk and vanilla.
• Beat for 2 minutes.
• Beat in egg whites, beat until very smooth.
• Bake for 35 minutes, or until done.

EASY WHITE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350, or 325 if you have dark non-stick pan.
• Prepare pan whichever way. ( I use butter, or even better, the spray).
• In a bowl, cream together sugar and butter. Add the sifted flour and baking powder. Beat in eggs(one at a time). Stir in vanilla.Finally, stir in milk until batter is smooth. Bake for about 30-40 minutes, until cake springs back at touch.