Cornstarch Cake Recipes

Steps:

• For the cake: Arrange a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat two 9-inch cake pans with nonstick cooking spray. Line the bottoms with parchment paper rounds; lightly coat the paper with nonstick spray.
• Whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a large bowl until combined. Beat the butter, granulated sugar, oil and vanilla with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the eggs and yolks one at a time, beating to blend between additions and occasionally scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl until the batter is completely combined, smooth and creamy. With the mixer on low, add the dry ingredients in 3 additions, alternating with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients.
• Scrape the batter evenly into the prepared pans. Smooth the tops. Bake, rotating the pans from left to right halfway through, until the cakes are a light golden brown and a tester inserted into the centers comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes. Transfer the pans to a wire rack and let the cakes cool for 30 minutes. Run a knife around the sides of the cakes and invert onto the wire rack. Remove the parchment and let the cakes cool completely.
• For the frosting: Beat the butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until smooth, about 1 minute. Reduce the speed to low and gradually mix in the confectioners' sugar until completely smooth. With the motor running, drizzle in the heavy cream, vanilla and salt. Increase the speed to high and beat until the frosting is light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
• To assemble the cake: Place one cake, domed-side down, on a platter. Spread 1 1/2 cups of the frosting evenly over the top. Place the remaining cake, domed-side up, on top. Spread the top with 1 1/2 cups of the frosting. Frost the sides of the cake with 1 1/2 cups of the frosting and smooth out completely to make an even crumb coat. (It's ok if some of the cake shows through. This is just a base layer.) Refrigerate for 30 minutes to let the frosting set.
• Spread the remaining frosting over the top and sides, smoothing it out.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Butter and flour a 10 cup loaf pan or a 12 cup bundt pan.
• Sift the flour with the cornstarch, baking powder, and salt.
• Set aside.
• Beat the butter until smooth.
• Gradually beat in all but 1/4 cup of the sugar.
• Beat in the extract.
• Continue to beat for 5 minutes, until butter is very light and fluffy.
• Stir in the flour/cornstarch mixture in 3 additions, alternating with the half and half.
• In a clean bowl, beat the egg whites until it forms a soft peak.
• Beat in the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar, and continue beating until stiff, glossy peaks form when the beater is raised.
• Gently fold the beaten whites into the batter in 3 additions.
• Scrape the batter into the prepared pans.
• Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until the cake is well browned and springs back when lightly pressed in the center.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C Grease with butter or cooking spray, 20cm/8 inch round cake pan; line base with baking paper.
• Beat eggs with 2 tsp vanilla extract at medium high speed for about 10 minutes or until thick and creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until dissolved between additons at medium speed.
• Sieve in the cornflour little by little for the third time and fold well in with a rubber spatula.
• Pour mixture into pan and spread evenly; bake for about 20 minutes or skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean. Turn sponge onto a wire rack to cool.
• Dust with a little sifted icing sugar and top with some fresh blueberries or any berries you like. Can also spread some jam to go with it.

Steps:

• CAKE
• Cream Crisco, sugar and eggs. Make a paste of cocoa and food coloring and add to creamed mixture. Add buttermilk, flour, salt and vanilla. Mix baking soda and vinegar in a separate cup and blend into mixture (Don’t Over Beat).
• Put into 2 each flour/greased 8" cake pans or 1 each 9"x13" pan. Bake 24 to 30 minutes at 350°F.
• ICING
• Cook cornstarch, salt and milk until thick (stir constantly). Let thickened mixture cool or place in fridge for 30 minutes. Cream Crisco, sugar and vanilla until fluffy (about 5 minutes). Add cornstarch and beat until fluffy.