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Birthday Cake

This is the snowy-white cake so many of us associate with birthdays, a perfect match for the fluffy "Seven-Minute Frosting" (see recipe). Because this cake is so delicate and light, it requires careful preparation: make sure the ingredients are room temperature, and that you've measured your ingredients precisely.

Courses: Dessert
Serves: 10 people

Recipe Ingredients

2 cups 125g / 4.4ozSifted cake flour
1 tablespoon 15mlBaking powder
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlSalt
4   Egg whites - room temperature
2/3 cup 131g / 4.6ozGranulated sugar - finely ground in a
  Food processor or blender for 2 minutes
1/3 cup 78mlCanola oil
1/2 cup 118mlButtermilk - room temperature
2 teaspoons 10mlVanilla extract
1 teaspoon 5mlAlmond extract
  Seven-Minute Frosting - (see recipe)

Recipe Instructions

Arrange the oven racks to divide the oven into thirds. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 8-inch round baking pans with parchment or wax paper rounds and spray with nonstick cooking spray.

Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt onto a sheet of wax paper.

In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on high speed, beat the whites until foamy, 1 minute; gradually add 1/3 cup of the sugar and beat until firm peaks form, 3 to 4 minutes.

In another large mixing bowl with an electric mixer, combine the oil, remaining 1/3 cup sugar, buttermilk, and vanilla and almond extracts; beat until well blended, 30 seconds. Whisk in about half of the flour mixture, then alternately fold in the remaining flour with the beaten whites. Spread evenly in the prepared pans and bake 15 to 18 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a rack and frost.

This recipe yields 10 servings. Serving size: 1 piece.

Exchanges Per Serving (without frosting): 3 Carbohydrate, 1 Fat.

Nutrition Facts (without frosting): Calories 270; Calories from Fat 71; Total Fat 8g; Saturated Fat 0g; Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 272mg; Carbohydrate 46g; Dietary Fiber 0g; Sugars 24g; Protein 5g.

Source:
American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org

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