How To Make A Cake

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If you are planning a particular occasion for yourself or for someone like a wedding, birthday party, an anniversary, a cake is normally the pastry of choice to celebrate the occasion. Cakes have been a part of numerous culture for centuries from as far back as the Vikings and the Roman Empire. Sure you can go out and purchase a cake from a bakery, which takes away from the joy of making it on your own. A cake can be made with various types of consistency, from bread-like textures to some rich fluffy cakes. Presently most of the appliances used for baking can be conveniently found in almost every household so even the most amateur cook can make a great cake. This piece will provide you with the step by step instructions on how to start making a plain cake.
Things you will need:
2 cups of sugar
1 cup of butter
3 cups of flour
4 eggs
1 tablespoon of vanilla
1 cup of milk
1 teaspoon of salt
Container
Stove
Salt
Strainer
Instructions are as follows:
1. Use the strainer to filter the flour into a container and then measure the amount you need ...
... for creating the cake.
2. Then add the salt and baking powder and filter the mixture again.
3. Put in the softened butter and mix it using either a spoon or a mixer it out until it turns out creamy. Then when this is done measure out the amount of sugar and gradually begin to put to the mixture.
4. Break all the eggs into a bowl to ensure that none of them are spoilt. Once all of them are in and ready, begin to place in the eggs one by one and mix them well after each addition.
5. Add the milk with vanilla until the mixture comes together. While you are mixing, the mixture may seem to curdle but after constant beating, when adding the dry products, it will come together.
6. Now turn the oven to 350 degrees F and allow it to heat up and use butter to grease the base of the cake tins.
7. When the mixture finally becomes consistent, then fold in the flour mixture and pour into the baking tins. Create a dip in the center of the mixture so that it does not rise when baking.
8. Place the cakes in the oven for 30 minutes but do not open the oven within the first 15 minutes.
Tips and Warnings
* You can use a diversity of baking containers to create various shape of cakes. Some people prefer to make round cakes, square cakes, heart shapes and others.
* If you are planning a wedding, birthday or anniversary you can make your own icing and use it to decorate your cake, with drawings and even display messages to the person that the cake is dedicated to.
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