I was looking for a good cake recipe which I wanted to make for my son's birthday. I had shortlisted a few of them and finally decided upon this one. It was easy to put together unlike some recipes where the egg whites had to be whipped seperately . I don't mind doing that, but as it was going to be huge cake, I wanted it to be less messy. Then I wanted the cake to be sturdy, so that it didn't cause problems during frosting. The ingredients involved were also easily available and did not involve anything that I had never used. Also the cake does not require a syrup basting to stay moist.
This recipe yields two 9-inch round, 2-inch tall cake layers, two 8-inch squares or a 9×13 single-layer cake.I have also given the ingredient's measurement in grams making it easy.
Recipe courtesy- Smitten kitchen
Ingredients-
Cake flour- 4 cups +2tbsp(1 cup is around 100 gms)
Baking powder-2tsp
Baking soda-1 1/2tsp
Butter- 2 sticks= 1 cup=225gms
Sugar- 2 cups(1 cup= 225 gms)
Vanilla extract/essence- 2tsp
Eggs- 4 large ones
Buttermilk-2 cups(1 cup=235ml)
Method-
Prepare the cake tin by lining a parchment paper on it. Grease on the sides and the paper if required(some paper are pre greased). Preheat the oven to 180c.
Sift flour, baking powder,baking soda in a medium sized bowl. In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar till fluffy. Add the vanilla essence. Add eggs one at a time and mix well. Then beat in the buttermilk and mix. The mixture looks curdled at this point. It is okay. Now fold in the flour mixture in 3 batches and mix to form a uniform batter. Pour the batter in the prepared tin. Bake the cake at 180c for 40 minutes. Check whether the cake is done by inserting a skewer in the center of the cake.
My next post will be on the actual birthday cake. Do hop in to see my attempt on kid's birthday cake.
This recipe yields two 9-inch round, 2-inch tall cake layers, two 8-inch squares or a 9×13 single-layer cake.I have also given the ingredient's measurement in grams making it easy.
Recipe courtesy- Smitten kitchen
Cake flour- 4 cups +2tbsp(1 cup is around 100 gms)
Baking powder-2tsp
Baking soda-1 1/2tsp
Butter- 2 sticks= 1 cup=225gms
Sugar- 2 cups(1 cup= 225 gms)
Vanilla extract/essence- 2tsp
Eggs- 4 large ones
Buttermilk-2 cups(1 cup=235ml)
Prepare the cake tin by lining a parchment paper on it. Grease on the sides and the paper if required(some paper are pre greased). Preheat the oven to 180c.
Sift flour, baking powder,baking soda in a medium sized bowl. In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar till fluffy. Add the vanilla essence. Add eggs one at a time and mix well. Then beat in the buttermilk and mix. The mixture looks curdled at this point. It is okay. Now fold in the flour mixture in 3 batches and mix to form a uniform batter. Pour the batter in the prepared tin. Bake the cake at 180c for 40 minutes. Check whether the cake is done by inserting a skewer in the center of the cake.
17 comments:
thanks for the tutorial ,will sure wait for the next post,.
Awaiting for the end result! Sure you rocked...;)
Waiting eagerly for ur final result, the texture of the cake looks extremely prefect Sowmya..
Cakes look moist and has a lovely texture..Can't wait to see the real b'day cake.
Cant wait to see your next post..tht cake looks very gud I wanted to say in FB that blog it :)
Cake looks moist and spongy...Waiting for your next post :-)
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
Looks very tempting,nice cake!
cake luks very soft,waiting for ur next post:)
Cake looks moist and soft ....Absolutely mouthwatering..
very tempting and spongy cake.eager to see ur next post
Birthday wishes to your son... I think buttermilk must make it very moist. Looking fwd to seeing the decorated birthday cake!
Cake looks soft & spongy, waiting for the kids cake :)
Wow it looks yummy
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Looks absolutely mouthwatering ...lovely color..
Sanyukta
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soft n spongy cake dear...yummm.
Will wait for the next post
Spongy cake looks great...
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