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My name is Caylee Imes and I am a Juniata County Dairy Miss. I have been on the Dairy Promotion Committee for eight years. I also take ballet, tap and jazz classes, as well as horse riding lessons. I am involved in 4-H, in the rabbit club, cake decorating club and livestock club.
Not only are dairy products great for providing your body with 13 essential vitamins and minerals, they also make delicious baked goods. Here is a recipe I like to use in my cakes.
White layer cake
1 1/2 cups salted butter, room temp
2 1/4 cups sugar
4 egg whites
3 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups all purpose flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
2 3/4 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 cups milk
Frosting
1 1/2 cups salted butter
1 1/2 cups shortening
12 cups powdered sugar
1 tbsp vanilla extract
6-7 tbsp milk
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line three 8-inch cake pans with parchment paper in the bottom and grease the sides.
2. Beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl on medium speed for about 2 minutes, until light and fluffy.
3. Add the egg whites and vanilla and beat on medium speed for about 1 minute, no more. The texture of the batter will change and become thicker and may seem a little curdled.
4. Combine the flour, baking soda and baking powder in a medium sized bowl.
5. Add about one-third of the flour mixture to the batter and beat on medium speed until incorporated.
6. Add about half of the milk and beat on medium speed until incorporated.
7. Continue alternating adding dry and wet
ingredients, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed, and beating until incorporated after each addition. There should be three total additions of dry ingredients and two total additions of milk. End with the dry ingredients. The batter will be thick and glossy.
8. Divide the batter evenly between the cake pans and spread evenly.
9. Stagger the cake layers on the oven racks so that no layer is directly over another. Bake for 30-33 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cakes comes out clean. Don't be alarmed if the tops are a little browned, that is normal.
10. Remove cakes from the oven and let them cool for 3-5 minutes.
11. Remove cakes from pans to cooling racks and cool completely before frosting.
12. To make icing, combine butter and shortening and mix until smooth.
13. Add 6 cups of powdered sugar and mix until smooth.
14. Add vanilla extract and 4 tbsp of milk and mix until smooth.
15. Add remaining powdered sugar and mix until smooth.
16. Add more milk until desired consistency is reached.
17. To assemble the cake, place the first layer of cake on your cake stand or plate. NOTE: The cake layers shouldn't have a rounded dome on top of them, but if they do, cut them off before stacking.
18. Add about 1 1/2 cups icing and spread into an even layer.
19. Add a second layer of cake and another 1 1/2 cups of icing.
20. Top cake with
remaining layer of cake.
21. Use the rest of the
icing to ice the outside of the cake.