Cake Recipes

Mile High Buttermilk Cake

Mile High Buttermilk Cake

Yield: 12 servings

Ingredients

Cake

  • 4 cups cake flour or 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup butter
  • 3 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 6 egg whites

Filling

  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup water
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 4 teaspoons shredded lemon peel
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice

Frosting

  • 1 cup milk
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar

Instructions

Cake

  1. Stir together flour, baking soda and baking powder.
  2. In large mixing bowl, beat butter on high speed of electric mixer for 30 seconds.
  3. Add sugar; beat until fluffy.
  4. Beat in lemon extract.
  5. Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately, beating after each addition.
  6. Add egg whites; beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
  7. Divide among 3 wax-paper-lined 9 x 2 inch round baking pans.
  8. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 30 minutes.
  9. Cool in pans for 10 minutes; remove from pans. Cool on wire racks.

Filling

  1. In saucepan combine sugar, cornstarch and salt. Gradually stir in 1 cup water. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly; cook and stir for 2 minutes more.
  2. Gradually stir about half of the hot mixture into egg yolks. Return all to saucepan; cook and stir 2 minutes.
  3. Remove from heat; stir in butter and shredded lemon peel.
  4. Stir in lemon juice. Cover with plastic wrap; cool.

Frosting

  1. In small saucepan combine milk and flour. Cook and stir until thickened; cook and stir 1 minute more. Cover with plastic wrap; cool.
  2. In small mixing bowl, beat butter for 30 seconds.
  3. Add sugar; beat until fluffy.
  4. Add cooled milk mixture; beat until fluffy.
  5. To assemble: Set aside 1/4 cup filling.
  6. Place 1 cake layer on serving plate. Spread with half of remaining filling.
  7. Add second cake layer; spread other half of filling on top.
  8. Add third layer. Frost cake; drizzle with reserved filling.
  9. Garnish with lemon slices, if desired.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin



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