RECIPE FOR HOME BAKED CAKE

Hello ladies this is a simple recipe for making home baked cake.

Ingredients
Flour (Self raising) 1kg
Sugar 500g
Butter 500g
Liquid Milk (1 tin)
dried fruits as you would like
Lemon (2) optional
Baking powder 2 and a half heaped teaspoons (if not using self raising flour)
Eggs (8 large)
Desired flavour i.e. vanilla/strawberry etc 2 teaspoons


MethodBeat sugar (blend granulated sugar to make it smoother first) and butter in a bowl until at least twice the original amount.
Add Eggs one at a time( beat in a seperate bowl first before adding)
if the mixture is getting seperated add teaspoons of flour in between the eggs.
when adding the eggs fold in gently so as not to remove air which has already been incorporated into sugar and butter mixture.
If using baking powder mix it with sieved flour.
Add flour to mixture gradually
Grate in back of lemon,not the white bitter part into the mixture.
add milk and flavour
Mix to a smooth consistency which should drop from the spoon after about 30 seconds if the spoon is held up (please always mix in on direction).


Preheat oven to 200 and put cake in the middle of the oven. Do not open the oven until the cake has risen about 30-45 minutes for a large cake.if smaller cake 15 to 20 minutes.
reduce the heat to about 175 and bake until a toothpick or knife stuck in the middle comes out clean.



I know you are all going to love trying it out.Please a little info if u don't have a cake mixer u'll have to do it manually which is demanding.so ladies i suggest your are extra nice to your boyfriends/hubbys when you want to try it out.You already know why you must be nice but if you don't it's because the mixing is really tough.

HAPPY BAKING ......LET ME KNOW HOW IT TURNS OUT!