Vanilla Bean Cake

• FOR THE CAKE:
• 1 cup Buttermilk, Divided
• 2 teaspoons Cider Or White Vinegar
• 2 teaspoons Baking Soda
• 5 whole Egg Whites
• 2 teaspoons Vanilla (or 1 Vanilla Bean And 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract)
• 3 cups Sifted Flour
• 2 cups Sugar
• 1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
• 3/4 teaspoons Salt
• 12 Tablespoons Butter
• 1 cup Boiling Water
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• FOR THE FROSTING:
• 1-1/2 stick Butter, Softened
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1 whole Vanilla Bean Seeded
• 4 cups Powdered Sugar

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0F.
2. Grease and flour pans (or use cupcake tins with paper liners).
3. In a small bowl combine 3/4 cup of the buttermilk and vinegar. Add baking soda, set aside.
4. In a medium bowl, lightly combine egg whites, remaining 1/4 cup buttermilk, and vanilla. Set aside.
5. In your mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients. To this,
6. add the butter and the buttermilk/vinegar mixture. Mix on low speed until combined then beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Scrape the bowl and add a small amount of the egg mixture
7. and mix well, continuing to add the rest of the egg mixture in small increments, beating well after each addition.
8. Add boiling water and stir to combine. Beat on higher speed for 30 seconds.
9. Add to the prepared pans and bake about 35-50 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
10. Let cool completely on wire racks, then frost.
11. For the frosting:
12. I make a white buttercream frosting with this cake, and this time added 1 vanilla bean to the buttercream.
13. Cream together all of the frosting ingredients until desired consistency is reached. If too thick, add a bit of milk. If too thin, add more powdered sugar. Use a spatula to frost onto the cooled cake.

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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/vanilla-bean-cake/ (may not work)