Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla paste
  • 8 egg yolks, room temperature
  • 3 teaspoons baking flour
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • Swiss Buttercream, recipe follows
  • 24 egg whites
  • 6 cups sugar
  • 2 tablespoons vanilla bean paste
  • 14 cups butter

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the butter, sugar, salt, and vanilla paste until creamed.
  • Add room temperature yolks and combine well.
  • Combine the baking flour and all-purpose flour.
  • Beat in half the flour and half the milk then add remaining milk and flour and combine well.
  • Then transfer batter to parchment lined sheet pan or 13-inch round cake pan.
  • Bake about 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
  • Assemble cake using the Swiss Buttercream.
  • Swiss Butter Cream:
  • Whisk whites and sugar over a double boiler until 140 degrees F. Transfer egg mixture to mixer with whisk and whip on high until room temperature.
  • Add vanilla and butter then whip until fluffy.