How To Make THE CHARLESTON CAKE by Baked - Best Recipe | Charleston Magazine

Ingredients

• 2 ¾ cups cake flour, plus extra for dusting pans
• 1 ¼ tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 6 ounces unsalted butter (1 ½ sticks)
• 1 ½ cups sugar
• 4 eggs, separated
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups milk
• 6 yolks
• 1 ¼ cups sugar
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• 6 ounces unsalted butter (1 ½ sticks) room temp, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 1 ½ cups heavy cream
• 1 Tbs. bourbon
• 2 ½ cups toasted pecans, chopped
• 4 egg whites
• 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 2 ½ tsp. pure vanilla extract