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White Trillium Cake Recipe

	Domesticdiva0001 / All my dishes 9 months, 2 weeks ago This cake was known in Louisville as Jenny Benedict's Souffle' Cake Prep:20m Cook:35m Servings:10	Domesticdiv
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Ingredients

Cake:

3 cups sifted all-purpose flour

2 1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, cut into pieces

2 cups sugar

1 Tbsp. milk

1 cup water*

1 tsp. vanilla extract

6 large egg whites (approx. 6 oz.)

Butter Frosting (recipe follows)

*The water in the cake may surprise you, but water makes a lighter

white cake than milk.

Butter Frosting

3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, cut into pieces

2 3/4 cups powdered sugar, sifted

1 - 2 1/2 Tbsp. heavy or whipping cream, warmed

1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract, cognac vanilla or rum

Directions

White Trillium Cake

Serves/Yields: 8 to 10

Prep. Time:

Cook Time: 30-35 minutes

Category: White Cakes, North American, Southern U.S.

Difficulty: Moderate

Introduction

This cake was known in Louisville as Jenny Benedict's Souffle' Cake. Jenny Benedict was famous for the sandwiches, cakes, and ice creams that she served at her restaurant and in catering debutante parties and weddings in the early days of the twentieth century. We are told that Miss Benedict was very partial to flavoring her cakes with rum.

Ingredients

Cake:

3 cups sifted all-purpose flour

2 1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, cut into pieces

2 cups sugar

1 Tbsp. milk

1 cup water*

1 tsp. vanilla extract

6 large egg whites (approx. 6 oz.)

Butter Frosting (recipe follows)

*The water in the cake may surprise you, but water makes a lighter

white cake than milk.

Butter Frosting

3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, cut into pieces

2 3/4 cups powdered sugar, sifted

1 - 2 1/2 Tbsp. heavy or whipping cream, warmed

1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract, cognac vanilla or rum

Directions

Cake:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

2. Combine the sifted flour with the baking powder and salt, and sift

again. Set aside.

3. Cream the butter and sugar thoroughly with an electric mixer. Add

the milk and beat hard. (The mixture will become smoother.)

4. Add the flour mixture to the butter and sugar in batches, alternating

with the water, beating it in by hand with a rubber spatula or whisk.

Add the vanilla and mix well.

5. Beat the egg whites until they hold a stiff peak but are not dry and

grainy. Gently fold them into the batter.

6. Spoon the batter into 2 greased and lightly floured or wax-paper-lined

9-inch cake pans. Place the pans on the middle shelf of the oven

and bake until the layers spring back at once when lightly touched,

30 to 35 minutes.

7. Remove the pans from the oven and allow them to rest a few

minutes. Then turn them out onto cake racks and let them cool

completely.

Butter Frosting:

Cream the butter and sugar together in a processor or with an electric mixer. Add the cream gradually, stirring until the frosting has a good spreading consistency. Stir in your choice of flavoring.

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Comments

chefmeow 9 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Yummers, yummers, yummers, this cake sound amazing. Great job and a high 5.

momoften 9 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Sounds wonderful. I will save this for the next birthday cake.

krumkake 9 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Another great cake recipe - love the cake AND the butter frosting...you can't go wrong with butter! Thanks for sharing this one. I love making new cakes, and will be adding this to my list of "must try" recipes...very nice post!

turtle66 9 months, 2 weeks ago said:
NICE RECIPE!

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