Yellow Butter Cake with Vanilla Meringue Frosting Recipe

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Yellow Butter Cake with Vanilla Meringue Frosting
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Ingredients:

  • cooking spray
  • 6.75 oz all-purpose flour (about 1 1/2 cups)
  • 2 oz potato starch (about 1/3 cup)
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 3/4 cups sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup whole milk
  • 1/4 cup half-and-half
  • 2 tbsp bourbon
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 5 large egg whites
  • dash of salt

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. To prepare cake, line bottoms of 2 (9-inch) cake pans with parchment paper; coat pans lightly with cooking spray. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Weigh or lightly spoon potato starch into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour, potato starch, baking powder, and 1 teaspoon salt, stirring well with a whisk.
  3. Place 1 3/4 cups sugar and 10 tablespoons butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine milk and half-and-half. Add flour mixture and milk mixture alternately to butter mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat just until combined. Fold in bourbon and 1 tablespoon vanilla. Divide batter evenly between prepared pans. Bake at 350° for 28 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pans 25 minutes on wire rack; remove from pans. Cool completely on wire racks.
  4. To prepare frosting, combine 1 cup sugar and 1/4 water in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook 3 minutes, without stirring, or until candy thermometer registers 250°. Combine egg whites, cream of tartar, and dash of salt in a large bowl. Using clean, dry beaters, beat with a mixer at high speed until foamy. Pour hot sugar syrup in a thin stream over egg white mixture, beating at high speed until stiff peaks form, about 3 minutes. Reduce mixer speed to low; continue beating until egg white mixture cools (about 12 minutes). Beat 1/4 cup butter until light and fluffy; stir in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Fold in 1 cup egg white mixture. Fold butter mixture into remaining egg white mixture, stirring until smooth.
  5. Place 1 cake layer on a plate; spread with 1 cup frosting. Top with remaining cake layer. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake.
  6. Buttery Yellow Cupcakes with Chocolate Meringue Frosting: Lightly coat 24 muffin cups with cooking spray. Divide batter evenly among prepared muffins cups; bake at 350° for 18 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 5 minutes. Remove cupcakes from pans; cool completely on wire racks.
  7. Cut frosting recipe in half, using 3 egg whites and omitting butter and vanilla. Fold 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa into cooled meringue mixture, and top each cupcake with about 2 tablespoons frosting. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa evenly over cupcakes, if desired. Yield: 24 servings (serving size: 1 cupcake).
  8. CALORIES 177 (31% from fat); FAT 6.1g (sat 3.6g, mono 1.7g, poly 0.3g); PROTEIN 2.6g; CARB 27.8g; FIBER 0.5g; CHOL 41mg; IRON 0.7mg; SODIUM 148mg; CALC 40mg
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 259.56 Kcal (1087 kJ)
Calories from fat 104.13 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.57g 18%
Cholesterol 63.21mg 21%
Sodium 195.48mg 8%
Potassium 132.79mg 3%
Total Carbs 34.5g 12%
Sugars 21.01g 84%
Dietary Fiber 0.36g 1%
Protein 4.28g 9%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 0.5mg 3%
Calcium 49.8mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 286.1 Kcal (1198 kJ)
Calories from fat 114.78 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.75g 18%
Cholesterol 69.68mg 21%
Sodium 215.48mg 8%
Potassium 146.37mg 3%
Total Carbs 38.03g 12%
Sugars 23.16g 84%
Dietary Fiber 0.4g 1%
Protein 4.72g 9%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 0.5mg 3%
Calcium 54.9mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 6.1
    Points
  • 7
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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