Favorite White Birthday Cake with Pineapple Filling
katherine wise
This was served for Charlie’s birthday dinner many times. We all enjoyed this festive cake.
ingredients
- 2 eggs separated
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
- 3 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 7-Minute Frosting:
- 1 egg white unbeaten
- 2/3 cups sugar
- 2 Tbsp. cold water
- 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- dash salt
- Pineapple Filling:
- 2 Tbsp. cornstarch
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 cups crush pineapple(juice & fruit)
- 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
directions
- 1
Sift only 1 cup sugar, cake flour, baking powder and salt.
- 2
Heat oven to 350 degrees and grease and flour 2 cake pans.
- 3
Separate 2 eggs. Put yolks in small bowl until ready to use. Put whites in medium mixing bowl. Beat whites until frothy; then gradually beat in 1/2 cup sugar. Beat until stiff and glossy - set aside.
- 4
In large mixing bowl add above sifted dry ingredients, salad oil, only 1/2 cup milk, and vanilla. Beat 1 minute on medium speed of mixer. Then add add the other 1/2 cup of milk and 2 egg yolks. Beat 1 minute. Fold in egg whites. Pour batter into prepared cake pans and cook 30-35 minutes.
- 5
Cool cakes thoroughly. Slide a thin knife around cake to detach from the pans. Invert cakes.
- 6
Filling:
- 7
Mix cornstarch and sugar; then add pineapple and lemon juice.Cook slowly all ingredients until thick and clear. Cool and spoon onto cake.
- 8
Frosting:
- 9
Combine all ingredients in double boiler. Stir until sugar dissolves. Beat until stiff enough to hold peaks. Add 1 tsp vanilla. Frost cake and decorate as desired.
Source: katherine wise
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