Cornstarch Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons lemon extract or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 6 large egg whites

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 butter and flour a 10 cup loaf pan or a 12 cup bundt pan.
• 3 sift the flour with the cornstarch, baking powder, and salt.
• 4 set aside.
• 5 beat the butter until smooth.
• 6 gradually beat in all but 1/4 cup of the sugar.
• 7 beat in the extract.
• 8 continue to beat for 5 minutes, until butter is very light and fluffy.
• 9 stir in the flour/cornstarch mixture in 3 additions, alternating with the half and half.
• 10 in a clean bowl, beat the egg whites until it forms a soft peak.
• 11 beat in the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar, and continue beating until stiff, glossy peaks form when the beater is raised.
• 12 gently fold the beaten whites into the batter in 3 additions.
• 13 scrape the batter into the prepared pans.
• 14 bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until the cake is well browned and springs back when lightly pressed in the center.