White Cake

“Although I love the taste of this cake, it didn’t rise much and it is a bit hard. It is moist, don’t get me wrong, and delicious, but not fluffy. I followed the recipe exactly, but don’t know why it came out so firm.update:I followed the advice of the previous reviewer who suggested to put part of the flour in first, and then part of the milk, and then more flour, and then more milk, and it worked out just fine.There is a chemical reason for doing it this way and I read the suggested article from the previous reviewer and it worked out wonderfully this time.Love the cake.”

“My niece requested a white cake for her birthday instead of a healthful one, so I obliged and made this one.I followed the directions given and the result was a tough cake.People didn’t finish their pieces.Had I thought about the mixing methods I used in making my favorite cakes from years ago, I would have realized the directions listed here were off.I double-checked on the web and found a page that explains how to mix cakes in the correct steps to avoid it tough.I would suggest that anyone making this cake should first check www.baking911.com/howto/mix.htm.The section that explains the 3-2-3-2-3 Cake Mixing Steps is at the bottom of the page.The flavor seemed to be good, so I think that following those steps would solve the problem I and some of the other reviewers had, but as the recipe was written, I had to say I didn’t like it.”

“Made the cake and the flavor was great! It was really dense. Next time I make it I’m going to experiment with sifting the flour or using cake flour. Just want it to be a little more fluffy. Thank you for the recipe though, it was delicious!”

“I really enjoyed this cake, it was moist and a little dense (which I like, not a fluffy fan) the only thing I changed was how the ingrediants were applied. I mixed the drys and alternated them into the creamed sugar mix with the milk in 3 layers as I was mixing, I will be using this recipe from now on!”

“The best of the white cake recipes I have tried so far in my quest to find something approaching a box mix.Dense, but very nice taste.I used just a bit more milk to get the consistency I was looking for.”

“Nice standby recipe.I used it to make a poke cake with strawberry jello, although the cake was moist and flavorful without it.”

“This was a great cake.I made 12 cupcakes and one 8×8 cake.I used all 1 1/2 cups milk…using my hand mixer, alternated adding flour and milk until it was the right consistency. They were dense as others noted, but good! Frosted with strawberry icing. Great cake using everyday pantry items.”

“This cake is excellent! It is a cake you are to able change the flavor.I was not going to use this recipe because of one complaint, decided to use in spite of, I am so glad I did. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! Very easy. I used 3 eggs instead of 2, two sticks of butter, instead 2/3 cup of butter.Ray”

“I came across this recipe while searching for a cake to make for a cake decorating course I’m taking.This cake was easy to make.I followed all the instructions, and used the ingredients as listed w/ no changes.I’m disappointed by this cake. Prior to making the cake I read the reviews and thought -okay this will be perfect.I was not pleased when the cake didn’t even rise.It pretty much stayed flat.I was wondering at first if I used the wrong ingredient like baking soda, instead of the baking powder…nope I used baking powder, and still the cake was flat.The cake is moist, but feels very dense, almost to the point of a pound cake texture.It has a pleasant taste, is not too sweet but still there’s a subtle hint of “flour” even after the sugar and vanilla has been added.I will have to resort to a cake mix for tonight, and maybe use the cake I made w/ this recipe as a base for strawberry shortcake instead.”

“This cake is scrumptious under crushed strawberries and wipped cream.It has a wonderful consistency.I did add part of the flour first then part of the milk and repeated.I would give it a 5 star rating for a white cake.I am going to try it next time with 7 minute frosting.”

“I made this cake for my very special friends birthday cake. I beat the wet ingredients up to and including the vanilla until very light and fluffy.Put all the dry ingredients into a bowl together and whisked them to combine, then added 1/3 of the dry alternating with 1/3 of the milk, beating each time until I could see almost a gluten forming before adding the next.After baking I poked holes in each layer and slathered with coconut cream… then frosted with a white coconut confectioners sugar frosting… topping it off of course with 1 small package of coconut.This turned out the way I made it to be a very moist, tender, and delicious cake that received rave notices from the Birthday Boy who had specifically requested a White Cake with White Frosting and coconut.I am giving this 5 stars as if made the way I did it, you will find this recipe to be more than satisfactory if not superior to most.Thank you for posting this recipe.”

“Fabulous! So moist, tender, and plush! YUM!”

“Made this cake this morning, instead of milk I used International Delight “Almond Joy” coffee creamer.The batter was pure “Almond Joy” flavor, however, after baking it tastes like buttered corn bread – but it’s the most wonderfully textured white cake.Obviously the flavor is not due to the recipe, so I give this 5 stars because it was simple and it is a great texture, will make again using plain milk, haha.It rose full in the pan for me also; I alternated flour/milk.”

“I made this cake for my sons 4th birthday today. He loved it! I thought it was good and really easy to make, I wasn’t exactly sure how much milk to put in since the cup and a half was just approximate so I used just UNDER a cup and a half, next time I will probably use all the milk, maybe more. It was a very moist cake, just a bit dense, but that is probably because I didn’t add enough milk. I will try again for sure!! This is a keeper!”

“i was really skeptical to try this recipe due to a negative comment posted but im glad i did. Really great recipe for light, delicious cake and it was so easy to make.I used approx 1/2c more milk than the recipe called for to make it the perfect batter consistency.”

“great cake for a special event or just because. cake has great consistency and very moist. also used white frosting recommended. definitely a keeper”

“Moist white cake. One of the best I have tried. Easy to prepare. Used frosting #68356. Withthe frosting it tasted like wedding cake,. Will be adding this cake recipe to my collection.Thanks Kelly Gould.Bullwinkle.”

“I made this vegan by substituting margarine and Ener-G egg replacer.The result was an easy to make, delicious, moist, perfect white cake.My friends were amazed that it was vegan and from scratch.Better than any cake from a box!”

“very lovely!”

“my swettie loves this cake its very moist !! and super easy “