DAY-7 DIY BAKING ( a sponge cake )

BAKING A SPONGE CAKE ( IN 5 SIMPLE STEPS )

 

 

GATHER ALL THE INGREDIENTS.

• 1 Cup softened butter 
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract or 1 vanilla bean
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

 

STEP -1

Preheat the oven to 180°C and grease the pan in which the cake is to be baked.

 

 

STEP -2

Cream the butter and sugar well. By putting them in a mixing bowl and beating them together till the mixture is light and fluffy.

 

 

 

STEP -3

Add the eggs and vanilla extract . Keep beating the mixture until the eggs are completely mixed.

 

 

your mixture should look like this at the end  of this step.

• Mix the flour and baking powder by sifting them together. 

 

 

 

STEP-4

Add flour. Keep the hand mixer on low or use a wooden spatula to stir the flour into the batter a little at a time. Be careful not to over mix it.

 

 

NOTE: TRICK OF THE TRADE…..Add some milk if the batter seems too thick. Make sure not to add extra milk or your batter would get too thin.

 

 

STEP -5

Pour the batter into the pan and bake it for 1 hour. Keep a check on the cake while it is baking. To know if your cake is done insert a knife or a toothpick into the cake if it comes out clean your cake is ready. Take it out and leave it to cool.

NOTE: Do not keep opening the bake while the cake is rising this will prevent it from sinking at the centre.

 

MAKING THE ICING

 

• Dice a cup full of cooking chocolate and put it into a bowl.

 

 

• Add some milk to dissolve it.

 

• Add 2 cups of icing sugar or if you don’t have icing sugar grind some sugar in the mixer sift and use it instead.

 

 

• Add 1 teaspoon of butter.
• Now mix all the above ingredients together in a double boiler.
• Apply the icing on the cake.
• Put some icing into a piping bag with the desired nozzle and design the cake with it.
• To add chocolate decoration mix chocolate pieces with butter in a double boiler, put it in a piping bag, pipe out the desired shapes or design on butter paper and set it in the fridge for 1 hour and then add it to the cake .

 

 

MY EXPERIENCE:

I never thought making a cake could be so easy. I am very happy with the outcome. As you can see the cake looks amazing and tasty as well. I really enjoyed baking this cake.