Tender Yellow Cake

Name: Tender Yellow Cake
Ingredients: 3 large eggs separated and at room temperature; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 2 1/4 cups cake flour; 3 teaspoons Baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/3 cup neutral oil, plus 1 tablespoon; 1 cup whole milk (1 or 2% work also); 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

8 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

3 large eggs separated and at room temperature
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 1/4 cups cake flour
3 teaspoons Baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup neutral oil, plus 1 tablespoon
1 cup whole milk (1 or 2% work also)
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350°F.
2

Prepare two 9-inch round baking pans, butter bottoms and line with parchment rounds, butter again bottoms and sides and dust with flour.
3

Beat egg whites until frothy then add 1/2 cup of the sugar (reserving the rest) a tablespoon at a time until egg whiles are stiff and glossy. Set aside.
4

Sift flour, remaining 1 cup sugar, baking powder and salt into large mixing bowl if you are using a hand held mixer or into bowl of stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment. Add the oil, milk, egg yolk and the vanilla. Beat for 2 minutes on medium speed, mixture will be quite thick. I actually prefer to use a hand held mixer for this recipe.
5

Fold in egg whites and distribute into the baking pans. Bake for 30-35 minutes. Cool for 10-20 minutes in the pan then turn out onto cake rack to cool completely.