Simple and easy vanilla cake

Name: Simple and easy vanilla cake
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 400 gms self rising flour; 200 gms sugar; 200 gms butter; 2 tsps vanilla essence; 2 eggs; 1 cup milk; Cling film; frosting ingredients;; 500 gms icing sugar; 250 gms butter; 1 Tbs vanilla essence

Carenny Kellitu @carenny

Simple and easy vanilla cake

Carenny Kellitu @carenny

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Ingredients

400 gmsself rising flour
200 gmssugar
200 gmsbutter
2tsps vanilla essence
2eggs
1 cupmilk
Cling film
frosting ingredients;
500 gmsicing sugar
250 gmsbutter
1 Tbsvanilla essence

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Steps

1

Measure all the ingredients
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Preheat the oven at 160 degrees
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Grease baking tin and put aside
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Sieve flour(this helps to incorporate air to help the cake to rise)
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Mix butter and sugar till it becomes fluffy or white in colour
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Beat one egg at a time in bowl and add to the mixture
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Add vanilla essence and beat for one minute
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Add flour alternating with milk(start with flour and end with flour for better results)
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Pour the batter to the greased baking tin and place at the centre of oven
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Bake for 40 mins
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When is ready(as in when you put a knife and comes out clear) cool for 15-30 mins then remove from baking tin
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Cool for 4 hrs(wrapping with cling film)
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Frosting procedure
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Beat the butter till becomes white or fluffy
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Add the sieved icing sugar and beat till incorporated
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Add vanilla essence and beat for 1 min
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Now frost your cake(decorating)