Lemony White Cake with Milk Chocolate Ganache
Lemony White Cake with Milk Chocolate Ganache 2 1/4 cups cake flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened 1 1/2 cups granulated su...
Ingredients
- 21/4 cups cake flour
- 3teaspoonbaking powder
- 1/2teaspoonsalt
- 1/2cup(1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 11/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2teaspoonfinely grated lemon zest
- 1/2teaspoonlemon extract
- 1/2cupegg whites (from about
Directions
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Lemony White Cake with Milk Chocolate Ganache 2 1/4 cups cake flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted b
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Set a rack at the middle level of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F
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Sift the cake flour, baking powder and salt onto a piece of parchment or wax paper and set aside
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Using an electric mixer set at medium speed, beat the butter and sugar until light, about 3 minutes
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Beat in the lemon zest and extract
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In a bowl, whisk together the egg whites and milk
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Add a third of the flour mixture to the butter and sugar mixture and beat until smooth
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Scrape down bowl and beaters