Bakery Three Layer Cake

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup shortening (room temperature)
• 4 egg yolks
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 egg whites (room temperature)

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 grease three 9-inch round cake pans (if desired line the bottom of the pans with parchment paper).
• 3 in a bowl combine the buttermilk with baking soda; let stand while preparing the next steps.
• 4 in a large bowl cream sugar with butter, oil and shortening until well combined (no sugar granules should remain).
• 5 add in egg yolks, almond extract and vanilla; beat until well combined.
• 6 add in the buttermilk mixture alternately with the flour into the creamed mixture.
• 7 in a large glass or stainless steel mixing bowl beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
• 8 fold 1/3 of the whites into the creamed batter until blended, then fold in remaining whites until no streaks remain.
• 9 divide the batter between the three pans.
• 10 bake for 25-30 minutes or until cakes test done.
• 11 cool in pans for 15 minutes then remove to wire racks to cool completely before frosting.