15-Minute Homemade White Cake Mix

Prep: 10 min1 servingsmediumAmerican-Italian
Homemade White Cake Mix

A from-scratch cake mix combining cake flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt with butter worked into fine crumbs. Store in an airtight container and refrigerate until needed. Mix with wet ingredients to create tender white cake.

Ingredients

1 servings
  • 2 ¾ cup cake flour
    all-purpose flour1:1baking

    may yield slightly denser crumb

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  • 1 ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon fine salt
  • 4 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
    salted butter1:1dairy

    reduce added salt to 3/4 teaspoon

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl.

  2. 2

    Use a pastry blender to cut softened butter into the dry ingredients.

  3. 3

    Blend until butter is no longer detectable and mixture reaches a fine crumb texture.

  4. 4

    Store in an airtight container and refrigerate until ready to use.

Good to Know

Storage

Airtight container, refrigerated.

Make Ahead

Can be prepared and stored up to 1 month refrigerated.

Common Mistakes

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Overmix after adding butter to avoid tough, dense crumbs.

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Use room-temperature or softened butter to ensure it cuts evenly and doesn't create large chunks.

Substitutions

Dairy-Free Swaps

unsalted butter
salted butter1:1dairy

reduce added salt to 3/4 teaspoon

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General Alternatives

cake flour
all-purpose flour1:1baking

may yield slightly denser crumb

Full guide →
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