White Cake with Chocolate Frosting

Ingredients

Cake

• 2 eggs, separated
• 1 3/4 cups sifted cake flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp. almond extract
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/8 tsp. cream of tartar

Chocolate Frosting

• 2 3/4 cups powdered sugar
• 6 TB unsweetened cocoa powder
• 6 TB butter
• 5 TB evaporated milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions

Cake

1. In bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
2. Separate eggs, placing whites in one dish and the yolks in another. Let the eggs come to room temperature.
3. Beat butter until creamy, adding 3/4 cup sugar. Beat until well combined. Add egg yolks, one at a time. Add vanilla and almond extract, mixing until well combined.
4. You will want to alternate flour and milk. Start with 1/3 cup flour mixture, adding 1/2 milk mixture. Mix until combined. Add rest of milk, mixing well and then your remaining flour mixture. Do not over beat the batter. With each new addition, just beat until combined.
5. In separate bowl whip egg whites until foamy and then add cream of tartar. Beat until soft peaks occur. Gradually add your remaining sugar. Beat for about 3 minutes until stiff peaks occur.
6. With rubber spatula, fold in your egg white mixture into your cake batter. Do not over mix.
7. Pour in two 8" or 9" buttered and floured cake pans.
8. Bake 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes. Cakes are done when toothpick test comes out clean.
9. Cool on wire rack. Frost with Yummy Frosting Below

Frosting

1. In bowl, combine cocoa, sugar and set aside.
2. In large bowl, cream butter until smooth. Gradually add sugar mixture and milk, alternating. Blend in vanilla. Cream until light and fluffy..\