Moist Basic Cake
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
-
1 (10-inch) cake
ingredients
- 2 1⁄2 cups cake flour
- 2 1⁄4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 cup vanilla yogurt (or use plain yogurt)
- 1⁄4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons gated orange rind
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 teaspoons orange extract
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
- 3⁄4 cup warm milk (milk must be warm!)
- 4 egg whites (room temperature, save 3 yolks for another time)
directions
- Set oven to 375 degrees (you will reduce the temperature after 10 minutes of baking).
- Spray bottom ONLY of a 10-inch round cake pan, then line bottom with wax paper then lightly dust with flour.
- In a bowl stir together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
- In another bowl combine the yogurt with oil, orange rind, vanilla, orange extract and 1 egg yolk; beat for about 2 minutes.
- Add in 1 cup sugar; beat until thoroughly combined (about 4-5 minues no sugar granules should remain).
- Add in warm milk and beat for 2 minutes.
- In another bowl beat egg whites at high speed until foamy; gradually add in the remaining 1/2 cup sugar, beating until stiff peaks begin to form.
- Add the flour mixture and egg white mixture alternately to the yogurt mixture beating at low speed.
- Transfer the batter to prepared baking pan, then tap on the counter to remove any air bubbles.
- Bake at 375 for 10 minutes.
- Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees and bake for about 28 minutes or until the cake tests done.
- Loosen the cake from the sides of the pan and turn out onto a wire rack.
- Peel off the wax paper and cool completely.
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