Butter Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:

  • 6 cups cake flour
  • 1/4 cups salt
  • 1/4 cups baking soda
  • 2 3/4 cups solid shortening
  • 4 cups butter
  • 2 cups whole eggs
  • 5 cups buttermilk
  • 8 cups egg whites

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 320 degrees F.
  2. Mix together sugar, flour, salt, soda, shortening and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer. Mix on 2nd speed for 3 minutes. Then add whole eggs, buttermilk and vanilla to the mixture and beat again for 3 minutes on 2nd speed. In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites and sugar into a meringue state. Then gently fold the meringue into the buttermilk mixture. Pour into 4 parchment lined sheet pans or 4 (4 by 13-inch) round cake pans. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center of the cake.
  3. This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 4197.87 Kcal (17576 kJ)
Calories from fat 1243.58 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 138.18g 213%
Cholesterol 649.15mg 216%
Sodium 8124.95mg 339%
Potassium 1114.67mg 24%
Total Carbs 688.37g 229%
Sugars 580.7g 2323%
Dietary Fiber 2.74g 11%
Protein 64.77g 130%
Vitamin A 1.5mg 50%
Iron 11.2mg 62%
Calcium 367.4mg 37%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 281.73 Kcal (1180 kJ)
Calories from fat 83.46 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.27g 213%
Cholesterol 43.57mg 216%
Sodium 545.28mg 339%
Potassium 74.81mg 24%
Total Carbs 46.2g 229%
Sugars 38.97g 2323%
Dietary Fiber 0.18g 11%
Protein 4.35g 130%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 50%
Iron 0.8mg 62%
Calcium 24.7mg 37%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 94.9
    Points
  • 116
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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