Alright I know I am overdoing it for a day but I have a friend and a reader who has admonished me for not doing my job here regularly. so this one is for her.....Another favourite which has been done to death and this time a little girl has asked me to bake for her .
PLAIN CAKE
Ingredients
Flour/maida 1 cup Eggs 2
Castor/powdered sugar 3/4 cup Salt a pinch
Butter 3/4 cup Vanilla essence 1 tsp
Baking powder 3/4 tsp Soda bi carbonate / baking soda 1/4 tsp
Milk 1/4 cup Tutti fruity 1 Tbsp candied
Raisins and cherreis 1 tbsp
METHOD
- Grease a loaf tin.
- Sieve flour with salt ,baking powder and baking soda a couple of times.
- Separate egg yolks from egg whites .
- Beat egg whites until soft peaks consistency.
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add yolks to the above mixture and beat.
- Add essence,milk and sieved flour little by little and mix gently with a wooden spoon.
- Fold in beaten egg whites.
- Add tutti fruity ,cherries and raisins.(Optional)
- Mix well and bake in a preheated oven for an hour at 180 degrees C or until brown on top.