Tessa's Fourth Birthday Cupcakes

James beard’s 4 egg cake

1 cup butter, at room temperature
2 cups sugar
4 eggs, separated

1 cup milk
2 1/2 tsp. vanilla

2 1/2 tsp. baking powder (Clabber Girl)
2 2/3 cups sifted flour (King Arthur Flour Unbleached All Purpose)
1/2 tsp. salt (Morton Iodized Salt)

preheat oven to 350^0. sift together flour, salt and baking powder. cream butter. gradually add sugar and beat until light and fluffy. beat in egg yolks one at a time. add dry ingredients alternately with the milk to the egg mixture. add vanilla. beat egg whites until the are stiff enough to stand in peaks,(do not over beat). fold whites into batter. pour batter into 8 x 12 sheet cake pan. bake at 350⁰ for 40 minutes or until done.

Butter Cream Icing 

http://cookiesandcups.com/2-ingredient-white-chocolate-buttercream/

Ghirardelli Clasic White Chips 2 cups

Butter Land O Lakes 2 cups

Chocolate Sour cream Icing

Nestle Toll House Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

Dash of Salt

Sour Cream