Yellow Cake

Amount   Measure   Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------   ------------   --------------------------------
2   cups   cake flour
1 1/2   cups   sugar
1/2   cup   unsalted butter -- softened
3   teaspoons   baking powder
1/4   teaspoon   salt
1 1/2   teaspoons   vanilla extract
3   large   eggs -- separated
1   cup   2% low-fat milk
 baking spray with flour
Heat oven to 350°F. Spray two 9" cake pans or one 9x13" pan.

Mix flour, salt, and baking powder together.

Cream one cup sugar together with butter until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks one at a time beating well after each addition.

Add flour mixture to butter alternating with milk. Add vanilla.

Beat egg whites with remaining flour until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter.

Evenly divide batter between two cake rounds or fill the 13x9" pan. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool completely before frosting.

Makes 12 servings
Per Serving: 261 Calories; 9g Fat (32.3% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 41g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 75mg Cholesterol; 196mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 Grain (Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 1 1/2 Fat; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.
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