Ingredients:
For the Cake:
2½ cups cake flour
1½ cups granulated sugar
1 tbsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 cup buttermilk (room temp)
½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
½ cup vegetable oil
4 egg whites (room temp)
2 tsp vanilla extract
For the Frosting (Cream Cheese Buttercream):
8 oz cream cheese (softened)
½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
4 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
👩🍳 Instructions:
1. Preheat & Prep:
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour two 8-inch cake pans.
2. Mix Dry Ingredients:
In a large bowl, whisk cake flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
3. Add Wet Ingredients:
Add butter and oil to the dry mix. Beat until it looks like wet sand. Slowly add buttermilk and mix until smooth.
4. Whip Egg Whites:
In another bowl, whip egg whites to soft peaks. Gently fold them into the batter.
5. Bake:
Divide batter evenly into the pans. Bake for 30–35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
6. Cool:
Let cakes cool in pans for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack to cool completely.
7. Make Frosting:
Beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt. Beat until smooth.
8. Assemble:
Frost the cooled cake layers and decorate as desired.