Vanilla cake

Name: Vanilla cake
Total time: 6300 s
Yield: approx 1kg
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour; 1 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp bicarbonate soda; 1/2 tsp salt; 225 g margarine; 3/4 cup sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 2/3 cup buttermilk (mala); 2 tsp vanilla essence; 1 tsp Lemon zest

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Ingredients

45min-60min

approx 1kg

2 1/2 cupsall purpose flour
1 1/2 tspbaking powder
1 tspbicarbonate soda
1/2 tspsalt
225 gmargarine
3/4 cupsugar
2large eggs
1 2/3 cupbuttermilk (mala)
2 tspvanilla essence
1 tspLemon zest

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Steps

45min-60min

1

Preheat oven at 180 degrees, grease baking tin
2

Sift and combine flour, salt, baking powder, bicarbonate soda and set aside in a bowl.
3

In another bowl mix sugar and margarine till creamy and fluffy
4

Add eggs one at a time beating till combined before adding the remaining egg
5

Add dry ingredients, half of it with half the buttermilk incorporate well. Add remaining flour mixture with the rest of the buttermilk till well combined in smooth consistency. Add lemon zest with vanilla essence, folding in.
6

Pour batter to prepared tin bake for 45min-60min until crust is brown and toothpick comes out clean when inserted at the centre.
7

Allow to cool for 15min before putting on a rack for further cooling. Serve