Basic Vanilla cake

Name: Basic Vanilla cake
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 200 gm sugar; 200 gm butter/ margarine; 400 gm Flour; 2 tsp baking powder; 2 tsp vanilla essence; 1 cup milk; 2 eggs

Wanjiku Lucia @wanjiku_lucia

Nairobi

A cake that is very simple to make at home.

Wanjiku Lucia @wanjiku_lucia

Nairobi

A cake that is very simple to make at home.

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Ingredients

200 gmsugar
200 gmbutter/ margarine
400 gmFlour
2 tspbaking powder
2 tspvanilla essence
1 cupmilk
2eggs

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Steps

1

Preheat your oven to 180°c. Prepare your baking tin and measure out your ingredients. Sift the flour and baking powder and keep aside.
2

In a bowl, cream (mix) together the sugar and butter until fluffy and pale. (About 5-7 mins if using an electric hand mixer. Longer if you are using a wooden spoon)
3

Add the eggs, one at a time until thoroughly mixed.
4

Add the vanilla essence and beat for a minute.
5

Keep the mixer aside. Fold in the flour alternating with the milk until fully combined. Put into your baking tin and bake for 40-50 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
6

Leave to cool in the tin for about 10 minutes then remove from the tin an cool completely before icing. I used whipping cream for this cake. You can use buttercream, fondant or any other icing of your choice.