White Velvet Cake Recipe For Easter Day 2024

This white cake is soft, moist, and full of flavour! You'll never need another white cake recipe.

– 8 oz (226g) cream cheese, softened (we used one 8 oz package, full fat.) – ▢1 ½ sticks (168g) unsalted butter, softened – ▢2 cups (400g) sugar – ▢6 egg whites room temperature – ▢3 cups (342g) cake flour See notes if substitution is needed. – ▢2 teaspoons (8g) baking powder – ▢½ teaspoon (3g) baking soda – ▢½ teaspoon (3g) salt – ▢1 cup (242g) buttermilk (See Notes for substitution) – ▢¼ cup (54g) vegetable oil (We use canola oil) – ▢2 teaspoons (8g) Clear Vanilla Extract (You can use real vanilla extract if you would rather but the cake will not be quite as light in color) WHIPPED CREAM FILLING – ▢1 cup (240g) heavy cream – ▢¼ (29g) cup powdered sugar – ▢1 (4g) teaspoon vanilla extract CLASSIC VANILLA BUTTERCREAM – ▢2 sticks (226g) unsalted butter, softened. slightly softened but cool to the touch and holding it's shape – ▢6 cups (690 grams) powdered sugar You can adjust the sugar amount up or down based on your consistency preferences. – ▢2 tsp. (8g) vanilla extract (use clear imitation vanilla if you like a whiter frosting) – ▢⅓ cup (72g) milk or cream, more if needed – ▢½ teaspoon (3g) salt

Ingredients

Start with a 325-degree oven. Grease and flour three 8-inch pans and line with wax or parchment. Set aside 6 egg whites for this recipe. Reserve them in a basin.

Rounded Banner With Dots

1

Directions

Set aside flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt after 30 seconds in a medium bowl. Mix buttermilk, vegetable oil, and vanilla in another bowl. Set aside.

Rounded Banner With Dots

2

Beat butter and cream cheese in the mixer bowl on medium speed until smooth. Add sugar slowly and mix on medium for 2-3 minutes.

Rounded Banner With Dots

3

After adding each egg white, mix on low speed to incorporate. Start and finish with the flour mixture alternating with the milk mixture in the mixer on low speed.

Rounded Banner With Dots

4

Combine batter without overmixing. Pour batter into three pans.Bake 28–30 minutes at 325 degrees F until a toothpick put into the centre comes out clean or with crumbs.

Rounded Banner With Dots

5

Before turning out, let pans cool on wire racks for 5-10 minutes. *Timing varies when baking. This recipe makes 7 ½ cups of batter.

Rounded Banner With Dots

6

Baking cupcakes without dome. Vanilla or white cake baked from scratch has a smaller dome.Let the mixing bowl and whisk attachment freeze for 10 minutes.

Rounded Banner With Dots

7

Combine whipping cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla in the chilled bowl. Beat moderately, then medium-high.  

Rounded Banner With Dots

8

Be cautious not to overmix while the cream thickens (1 ½ minutes) and forms firm peaks. This happens fast! When beaters are raised, "stiff peak" peaks form and hold. 

Rounded Banner With Dots

9

The time has come.Smooth slightly softened butter. Add vanilla. Pour in half the powdered sugar and most the milk. Mix powdered sugar at medium speed.

Rounded Banner With Dots

10

Keep scraping basin sides as you mix remaining powdered sugar and milk on medium speed for 3–4 minutes. A sluggish mixer. Kitchenaid #2, 1–2 minutes. 

Rounded Banner With Dots

11

Buttercream deflates. Smoothens out.Divide the recipe.Produces 4 ½ cups frosting.Buttercream shallow? Put sugar on it. Too much? Try milk.

Rounded Banner With Dots

12

Also See

Pink Velvet Cake Recipe for Easter day 2024