Simple vanilla cake is an all-time favorite for all. It’s even close to my heart as everyone in my family love it whenever I bake one.
With years, there have been changes in almost everything including the various icings on the cake, except, the simple cake itself.
This can be your basic cake for all occasions and you can top it with almost any type of icing of your choice during some special occasions.
So let’s get Started…
Ingredients:
1 cup All Purpose flour
1 cup Sugar
½ cup Vegetable oil (Preferably olive oil)
1 tsp. baking powder
2 eggs
½ tsp. Vanilla extract or essence
Method:
- Pre-heat your oven to 180°.
- Grease and dust an 8” round tin with oil and refined flour respectively.
- Put sugar in a mixer and grind to a smooth powder.
- Beat eggs well till fluffy. ( You can use hand whisk, or a normal mixer , I have used stand mixer today)
- Now add oil and vanilla extract and beat for few seconds more.
- In a bowl mix refined flour and baking powder and mix well.
- Now fold this dry mixture with the wet one, but do not over mix. Over mixing can result in cake not rising and less spongy.
- Now pour this mixture in the round greased dish and bake in oven for 40 minutes. You have to keep checking your cake in between as all ovens have different heating system and so can take more or less time for baking. Once you find it baked take it out of the oven and check with a toothpick. If a toothpick comes out clean it means the cake is ready.
- Keep the cake out of the oven on a wire rack till it’s cool.
- Once cool take out the cake from the pan and serve in a plate or a tray. You can top it with the topping of your choice.
- Serve with tea or coffee or have it after lunch or dinner to fulfil your sweet tooth cravings.
