Tuesday 7 April 2009

Sponge Cake



Ingredients

Self raising flour - 100g
Eggs - 2 (almost 120 gm)
Butter -100g
Powdered sugar -100g
Oil - 1 tbsp
Vanilla essence -1tsp

Method
Egg and butter must be at room temperature.
Butter should be soft.
Butter a cake pan and then dust it with flour. Set aside.


1. Take butter in a mixing bowl. Beat it till creamy.
2. Then add powdered sugar. Beat it until it is smooth and creamy.
3. Add vanilla extract and then add eggs, one at a time. Mix only till it just blends.
4. Preheat oven to 150°C (Fan).
5. Add flour to the batter. Mix only till it well blends. (Please don’t over mix it).
6. Pour the batter into the prepared pan, level the top with a spatula.
7. Bake about 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
8. Place on a wire rack to cool, and then gently remove the cake from the pan.
Note: Store the cake in an air tight container or cover it with foil for 2 days before you cut it.