Morgan Bellthis takes the cake . . .
May 24th 2008 12:28
is versatility important to you?
well you are in for a special treat . . .
dare i share another classic recipe? perhaps if i have a sensible clean-cut kind of guy to recommend it i may be able to sneak it past the censor?
here is an easy cake mixture that you can use as a base and add orange, lemon, sultana, coconut, spiced date, or chocolate
it is a moist and fluffy cake that can be adapted to suit anyone . . . the same mixture can be used as a base for lamingtons, patty cakes, deep, ring, or loaf cakes
BASIC BUTTER CAKE AND VARIATIONS
125g BUTTER
250g SELF RAISING FLOUR
185g SUGAR
2 x 60g EGGS
2/3 CUP MILK
1 TEASPOON VANILLA
SOFTEN BUTTER IN SMALL BOWL OF ELECTRIC MIXER
SIFT FLOUR AND SUGAR TOGETHER, PLACE IN BOWL WITH BUTTER
ADD EGGS, MILK AND VANILLA
COMBINE INGREDIENTS ON SLOW SPEED, INCREASE SPEED TO HIGH AND BEAT FOR 3MIN OR UNTIL MIXTURE IS SMOOTH AND GLOSSY IN APPEARANCE
POUR MIXTURE INTO WELL GREASED BAKING TIN
BAKE AT 190'C (375'F) FOR 30-35MIN IN A SANDWICH OR LAMINGTON TIN
or 190'C (375'F) FOR 12-15MIN IN A SMALL PATTY TIN
or 180'C (350'F) FOR 90MIN IN A DEEP TIN
or 180'C (350'F) FOR 45MIN IN A RING OR LOAF TIN
THE VARIATIONS:
ORANGE/LEMON - ADD FINELY GRATED RIND OF ONE ORANGE/LEMON AND ICE WITH ORANGE/LEMON ICING
SULTANA - ADD 125g SULTANAS
COCONUT - SOAK 3/4 CUP OF COCNUT IN THE MILK FOR 30MIN
SPICED DATE - ADD 1 TEASPOON MIXED SPICE, 125g FINELY CHOPPED DATES AND 60g CHOPPED WALNUTS
CHOCOLATE - ADD 2 TABLESPOONS COCOA MIXED WITH 1 TABLESPOON RASPBERRY JAM (A PACKET OF RED JELLY CRYSTALS OPTIONAL)
thanks for visiting Morgan's baking corner once again . . . hope you all get to bake as many winter goodies as my mum does . . . to check out an excellent scone recipe CLICKHERE
well you are in for a special treat . . .
dare i share another classic recipe? perhaps if i have a sensible clean-cut kind of guy to recommend it i may be able to sneak it past the censor?
here is an easy cake mixture that you can use as a base and add orange, lemon, sultana, coconut, spiced date, or chocolate
it is a moist and fluffy cake that can be adapted to suit anyone . . . the same mixture can be used as a base for lamingtons, patty cakes, deep, ring, or loaf cakes
BASIC BUTTER CAKE AND VARIATIONS
125g BUTTER
250g SELF RAISING FLOUR
185g SUGAR
2 x 60g EGGS
2/3 CUP MILK
1 TEASPOON VANILLA
SOFTEN BUTTER IN SMALL BOWL OF ELECTRIC MIXER
SIFT FLOUR AND SUGAR TOGETHER, PLACE IN BOWL WITH BUTTER
ADD EGGS, MILK AND VANILLA
COMBINE INGREDIENTS ON SLOW SPEED, INCREASE SPEED TO HIGH AND BEAT FOR 3MIN OR UNTIL MIXTURE IS SMOOTH AND GLOSSY IN APPEARANCE
POUR MIXTURE INTO WELL GREASED BAKING TIN
BAKE AT 190'C (375'F) FOR 30-35MIN IN A SANDWICH OR LAMINGTON TIN
or 190'C (375'F) FOR 12-15MIN IN A SMALL PATTY TIN
or 180'C (350'F) FOR 90MIN IN A DEEP TIN
or 180'C (350'F) FOR 45MIN IN A RING OR LOAF TIN
THE VARIATIONS:
ORANGE/LEMON - ADD FINELY GRATED RIND OF ONE ORANGE/LEMON AND ICE WITH ORANGE/LEMON ICING
SULTANA - ADD 125g SULTANAS
COCONUT - SOAK 3/4 CUP OF COCNUT IN THE MILK FOR 30MIN
SPICED DATE - ADD 1 TEASPOON MIXED SPICE, 125g FINELY CHOPPED DATES AND 60g CHOPPED WALNUTS
CHOCOLATE - ADD 2 TABLESPOONS COCOA MIXED WITH 1 TABLESPOON RASPBERRY JAM (A PACKET OF RED JELLY CRYSTALS OPTIONAL)
thanks for visiting Morgan's baking corner once again . . . hope you all get to bake as many winter goodies as my mum does . . . to check out an excellent scone recipe CLICKHERE
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Comment by S.L. Bradish
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my mum made the orange version today and it is just mouth-watering, so moist and fluffy!
i hope your granddaughter enjoys it if you do end up making one . . . its amazing how many things you can make with the one recipe!
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its amazing what you can achieve when you take a break from messing with peoples minds on the internet . . . well not that i know from personal experience haha . . . obviously i could never take the time to bake a cake but sometimes i take a moment to eat a slice!
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oh it is ublerdelicious! and what a cool descriptive word!
i think im going to continue with a series of easy bake recipes because everyone needs more baked goods in their lives!
hi epiphanie,
haha yeah i thought the 1950s-esque guy might be a safer bet . . . a nice sensible dude in a suit . . . keep the critics at bay! lol
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You know I can't boil eggs without having them explode, either in the water or while I'm holding them. My inability to cook is astounding.
I just might kill someone in the process of making a cake -_-
In all fairness though I onlyu ever like chocolate cake anyway
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a fellow bad cook! lol
i do all the typical bad cook things, setting the toaster on fire, making clumpy rice thats still hard on the inside, and dont even talk to me about eggs haha
so the art of bakery seems magical to me, my mum combines a couple of ingredients, puts them in the oven and then out comes the most delicious cake youve ever eaten! magic i tell you!
and you can even magically make this cake chocolate!
(well maybe not you or me, but perhaps our mums)
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Nice recipe, which we too have put variations too over the years... here's a couple...
Add brown sugar or honey instead of the bleached white stuff ... try wholemeal flour, and you can substitute the butter for oil and mush in banana and lemon zest, for banana variety (a nice guy would be a good adv choice here) *chuckle* or, ... grated carrot for carrot cake varieties.
Ice with philledelphia cream chese mixed with lemon zest and icing sugar.
cooked and mushed apples are nice too, with chocolate drops added throughout.
In the one my daughter baked the other day, she melted the chocolate and swirled it through the brown sugar, oil and wholemeal flour variety, adding loads of lemon zest to both the cake and the icing ... OMG too yummy.
I'm on my way round to your place for tea and cake, okay?
Lilla ...
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what fabulous suggestions!
i will pass them on to the chef immediately!
or perhaps an afternoon tea at your house is in order, sounds like you guys have all the good stuff going on over there!
mmmm i do like a bit of zest, however endorsing the use of bananas in bakery or orble could prove problematic . . . best we all go rub a few phalec crytals instead