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Homemade Cake - Easy cake recipe. Photo: olivemagazine.com |
Wondering how to make a simple cake at home? Try this easy homemade cake recipe today!
If you are looking for cake recipes for beginners, you have to try this homemade cake recipe. What's more? You can make this easy homemade cake recipe in cooker as well!
A homemade cake is definitely tastier than the store bought one. But many people believe that making a cake at home is difficult. The best thing about this cake is that you can add any flavour of your choice to suit your palate. If you get the quantities right, this cake will rise, be fluffy and taste delicious. This sponge cake can also be your base for most cream cake recipes that you prepare. One tip that makes this cake perfect is the right way to mix the wet and dry ingredients. It may seem a small thing, but adding both of them together at one go may lead to tiny lumps that may affect the texture of the cake. If you want to make this sponge cake creamier, replace half of the milk with condensed milk.
Makes a single 9 in (23 cm) cake
Making a homemade sponge cake was never so easy. Begin by mixing sugar and butter together. Whisk well until light and fluffy with a manual whisker or a fork. Once done, add the beaten eggs and blend well. Beat further so that the mixture turns white and creamy.
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Sift together the all-purpose flour and baking soda. It is done to evenly distribute the baking soda in flour. Gradually, add this to the egg mixture. If required, add a little milk and mix till the batter is fluffy and soft. You may not add the entire milk if you feel the consistency of your cake is fine and it pours down like canned condensed milk. Add vanilla essence and blend well. Vanilla essence is important to camouflage the smell of eggs.
Sprinkle some maida on a greased baking tin. It will prevent sticking of the cake to the base. You can also line it with butter paper. Pour the prepared mixture into the tin and place it on a stand in a pressure cooker. Do not add water to the cooker and ensure that the tin does not touch the base of the cooker. You can also keep the baking dish on an inverted steel plate. Increase the flame and pressure cook for two minutes. Now remove the whistle and cook on low flame for 35-40 minutes. If you are using an electric oven, cook at 180 degrees for 30-35 minutes.
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Insert a knife or a metal skewer into the cake and if it comes out clean, then the cake is ready. Remove from the oven/cooker and allow to cool on a wire rack.
Tips to Homemade CakeFor making Homemade Cakes, make sure you whisk the cake mix well. And better use an electric blender for mixing all the ingredients, as this will make the mixture frothy and light. If you do not have butter at home, you can even use clarified butter or ghee. Or you can use homemade white butter for extra flavor. |
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How to keep a cake moist in the fridgeMost cakes are fine, covered, at room temperature for at least a couple of days. But if you must refrigerate — either because it’s hot or humid or because certain other ingredients will spoil — you need to protect the cake from drying out. Here's how: Unfrosted cake. Wrap it thoroughly in plastic wrap. Frosted cake. Chill for 15 minutes to firm up the frosting, then wrap loosely in plastic wrap. Cut cake. A cake that's been cut is the most vulnerable to drying out. You can cover the cut edges with additional frosting, which acts as a natural moisture barrier. An alternative solution? Make cupcakes instead of cake to avoid cutting altogether! |
Colour
Image credit: Pantone (left to right – Summer Bouquet, Intoxicating, Power Surge). |
While the Pantone Colour of the Year for 2021 is both Ultimate Gray and Illuminating (bright yellow) which are centred around optimism, we can also look at the palettes of colour predicted to be popular, in particular for spring/summer. According to Pantone’s Colour Trend Highlights, there will be three shades of palette often referred to:
Summer Bouquet – consisting of fresh summer colours from nature, like pale petals combined with exotic pinks and herbal greens
Intoxicating – comprising of vibrant shades of yellow and aqua against sweet lavender, pinks and greens
Power Surge – empowering, rich and vibrant colours infusing glamour and contrast
Dried flowers
Image credit: Emma Stewart. |
With the surge of green succulents on cakes in 2019 and 2020, the coming year takes a turn and steers towards the addition of dried flowers in an arrangement on a simple, often plain, cake tier. These dried flowers are predominantly made up of eucalyptus, pampas grass and a single palm leaves – amongst others.
Buttercream painting
Image credit: Jay Davies of Coopcake Cake Designs. |
Making an appearance throughout 2020, the highly Instagrammable trend of painting buttercream with a palette knife is not going anywhere. In fact, it’s even bigger in 2021. Painting in a variety of styles, from flowers to marble effects, this is one skill to master.
Arty effects
Image credit: Jay Davies of Coopcake Cake Designs. |
A crisp and smooth cake tier will always be en vogue, but this year the finish doesn’t have to be so precise. A more rustic, ‘unfinished’ finish is becoming favourable, made with buttercream and arty elements added like gold leaf and sprinkles – but again, not precise.
This is one to have fun with – less agonising over the lines and being ok with some bumps for texture.
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