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Best baby shower cake recipe! Vanilla Almond Snowball Cake
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Vanilla Almond Snowball Cake

Author Courtney Whitmore

Ingredients

For the Cake:

  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons almond extract
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3 cups cake flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 5 egg whites

For the Frosting

  • 8 Tbs 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 4-5 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract

For the snowballs:

  • 1 cup butter melted
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups pecans chopped
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup powdered sugar for rolling cookies in

Optional: 12-15 Oreos

    Instructions

    For the cake:

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prep your cake pans with cooking spray or parchment paper.
    • Cream butter with electric mixer until fluffy.
    • Sift together cake flour and baking powder. In a separate bowl, stir together milk with flavor extracts.
    • Alternate adding flour mixture and milk mixture to the butter.
    • Beat on low just until blended.
    • Beat egg whites until peaks form. Fold into cake batter. Pour batter into pans.
    • Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.

    For the Snowballs

    • Cream the butter and 1/2 cup powdered sugar until fluffy.
    • Add the flour, vanilla, salt, and water. Mix until well blended.
    • Stir in the nuts.
    • Form the cookies into small 1-inch balls and bake at 350 degrees for 18 minutes.
    • Roll in the remaining powdered sugar while still warm.

    For the Frosting:

    • In an electric mixer with paddle attachment, cream butter until fluffy.
    • Slowly add powdered sugar until well combined.
    • Add milk and extract.
    • Add more powdered sugar for a thicker frosting and more milk for a looser frosting.

    Assemble Cake:

    • Layer Oreos on top of frosting between each layer. Finish top of cake with frosting and top with snowball cookies!