Butter Cake

Name: Butter Cake
Ingredients: 9 cups granulated sugar; 6 cups cake flour; 1/4 cups salt; 1/4 cups baking soda; 2 3/4 cups solid shortening; 4 cups butter; 2 cups whole eggs; 5 cups buttermilk; 1/8 cup vanilla extract; 8 cups egg whites; 8 cups granulated sugar

11 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

9 cups granulated sugar
6 cups cake flour
1/4 cups salt
1/4 cups baking soda
2 3/4 cups solid shortening
4 cups butter
2 cups whole eggs
5 cups buttermilk
1/8 cup vanilla extract
8 cups egg whites
8 cups granulated sugar

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 320 degrees F.
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Mix together sugar, flour, salt, soda, shortening and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer.
3

Mix on 2nd speed for 3 minutes.
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Then add whole eggs, buttermilk and vanilla to the mixture and beat again for 3 minutes on 2nd speed.
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In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites and sugar into a meringue state.
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Then gently fold the meringue into the buttermilk mixture.
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Pour into 4 parchment lined sheet pans or 4 (4 by 13-inch) round cake pans.
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Bake until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center of the cake.
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This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant.
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The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.