vanilla cake

A straight up, plain vanilla cake.
| Categories: Desserts Cake

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
240 grams plain flour
240 grams caster sugar
10 grams baking powder
1 gram salt
3 large eggs
90 grams unsalted butter
200 ml milk
10 ml vanilla extract
10 ml vegetable oil

Method

  1. Heat oven to 180C
  2. Prepare a 22 cm cake pan by greasing the bottom and lining with baking paper
  3. Mix the following dry ingredients in a bowl
    • 240 grams plain flour
    • 10 grams baking powder
    • 1 gram salt
  4. heat 200ml of milk and 90 grams unsalted butter in a container until hot, set aside
  5. In a large bowl,
    • with an electric beater or whisk, beat 3 large eggs for 30 seconds
    • gradually add 240 grams of caster sugar over 60 seconds
    • continue to beat eggs and sugar for 7 minutes
  6. while beating, gradually add flour mix over 30 seconds
  7. Add hot milk/butter to the mix and beat for a final 15 seconds
  8. Scrape down bowl and add to the prepared cake dish
  9. bake for 30 minutes