If anyone can help I would really appreciate it. I am looking for a good white cake or vanilla cake recipe that tastes good and is moist. I made the Silvia Weinstock cake but I am still told that my cake is dry. Help! Help! Help!

Many Thanks, Buttercream Delight

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I use Martha Stewart's white cake recipe + a box of white chocolate pudding mix. People eat it up!

I made the Magnolia cupcakes (scratch) this week and they are good, but not as moist as a box cake.

I really like the WASC cakes.

darkchocolate

Hi,

This is the recipe i always use its really simple and it hasn't failed yet! Found it on a sample recipe card tucked inside a second hand cake book i bought! Here are the instructions..

Ingredients;
175g(6oz) self-raising flour
1tsp baking powder
175g(6oz) soft-tub margarine
175g(6oz) caster sugar
3 eggs
1tsp vanilla essence

Directions;
Sift flour and baking powder into a large mixing bowl. Add all the other ingredients and whisk until well combined (the mixture is ready when it drops off a spoon) Divide and place in 2 8in greased cake tins and bake in pre-heated oven (170C/325F/gas mark 3) for about 20 mins

I usually put it all in 1 tin and bake until it looks cooked and the top is springy (sorry dont know how long that is!) The mix is quite thick and rises evenly.

Hope this helps
Amy x

I recommend White on White Buttermilk cake. You can find it in the Pastry Queen cookbook. It's the best white scratch cake ever!

I use the Slylvia Weinsatock recipe as my standard vanilla cake, but with one important variation that was shared with me, i don't seperate the eggs, add them whole when you would the egg yolks. It turns out a lovely moist cake

I absolutely LOVE Pillsbury classic white cake mix! Use bake even strips to keep your cakes moist, if you're not already doing that.