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Sam Houston's White Cake

A thick layer cake passed down through the generations
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Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 10

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3 cups sifted flour
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp almond flavoring
  • 6 egg whites

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter until soft and bright. Gradually add sugar and continue creaming in order to incorporate as much air as possible.
  • Combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Sift together 3 times, or stir until blended.
  • Add flavorings to milk and water. Alternate adding flour and liquid mixtures to butter mixture. Beat well after each addition.
  • Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry and fold into batter. Blend well but do not beat. Pour into three greased and floured 9 inch layer cake pans and bake for 25 minutes. Cool 5 minutes, then turn onto cake racks and remove pans. Wait until cake is cool to frost with Shiny Chocolate Frosting.

Notes

You may fill between the layers with Lemon curd.