Cake baking did not start at invent of mixers or ovens, cake baking has been an art from old till date. Mixers and ovens have only helped to ease its rigorous nature. Many people had previously detested cake baking because of the manual labour involved and indeed cake baking then wasn't for the faint-hearted.
In today's recipe, I'll be showing you how to do it the old way but with a little adjustment, just to make it easier for you all. This recipe if followed diligently yields a fluffy and moist cake that one wouldn't be able to tell the difference between a cake produced from a mixer/oven and your stove top/hand mixed cake.
Enjoy!
Ingredients
300 g butter
1 1/2 cup of sunflower oil
1/2 cup sugar
6 cups of flour
1 tbsp baking powder
4 eggs
1 cup of milk
1 tbsp vanilla extract
Tools
Stove rack
Stove
Baking pan
Large pot
Bowls: small, medium and large
Wooden spatula (it's usually using to turn garri in Nigeria)
Directions Before baking:
1. Sift flour, nutmeg and baking powder (dry ingredients) into a bowl to remove any dirt
2. Separate the egg white from yolk and whisk the egg white properly
Directions
1. In a large bowl and using a wooden spatula, Cream butter, sugar and sunflower oil.
2. Cream till you get a smooth batter. Scoop the batter and pour back in the bowl. If the batter drops easily, it is ready.
3. Add the egg white and milk and cream for another 5 minutes.
4. Now add the yolk and vanilla extract and cream further.
5. Add the dry ingredients bit by bit while mixing.
6. Once all ingredients have been properly combined, dust your baking pan with butter and flour.
7. In a large pot, place a stove rack and preheat the pot for 2 minutes on a stove top.
8. While preheating is going on, pour the cake batter into the pan
9. Bake on medium heat for 45-60 minutes
10. Use a toothpick in the middle of the cake to confirm if it's ready. It the toothpick comes out clean, it us ready for consumption
11. Turn off the heat and leave to cool
12. Gently take out the cake from the pan. Much caution is required so the cake doesn't end of breaking since it is moist
13. Frost and serve
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