Traditional White Wedding Cake

Only the rich could afford white flour and sugar so a white cake was considered a symbol of your wealth.

Traditional white wedding cake. Makes one 9 inch round loaf. These days a white cake with a fine moist crumb is probably the most common flavor cake baked for all types of occasions. Watch the video showing you how to make this recipe then scroll to the bottom of this post and print out the recipe so you can bake this cake at home.

Decorate the wedding cake using traditional white icing and trim with pink. White on white wedding cake william meppem the delicate gum paste flowers and royal icing beading on this elegant cake evoke classic white on white embroidery. It turns out perfect every time and it s delicious frosted with white buttercream frosting.

The white wedding cake white icing was also a symbol of money and social importance in victorian times so a white cake was highly desired. Thanks carol for this wonderful recipe. The fine white sugar needed to create white icing was extremely expensive and the lighter the cake the more wealthy the family would appear to their guests.

Traditional white wedding cakes are anything but boring thanks to the addition of intricate modern details. White cake preheat an oven to 325 f. I made this wedding cake recipe for a wedding celebration for one of my co workers.

Mix just until combined. They liked that it was a very traditional wedding cake. Turn mixer to medium speed and mix.

Bake in slow oven at 325 f until perfectly firm to the touch or about 1 hour and 10 minutes. Mix on low speed until combined. White cake recipe 3 cups sifted all purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 2 teaspoon salt 1 cup unsalted butter 2 sticks at room temperature 2 cups granulated sugar 4 eggs separated 1 cup milk orange juice if making the orange cake 1 teaspoon vanilla extract for lemon cake add zest of 2.