Basic Cake
(from Peachblossm’s recipe box)
Triple the recipe for the rainbow cake… Basic Cake Mixture:
I use this for everything from bar cakes, cupcakes, to this cake. I add cocoa to it for chocolate cake, orange zest for orange cake. It’s the recipe my Mum has used all her married life and the first cake I ever cooked. It’s the best.
Source: http://chezjoyeux.com/?s=rainbow+cake
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 12 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 and 1/2 cups self-raising flour
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 125g {4 oz} melted butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract or 2 tsp vanilla essence
Directions
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Put all ingredients in a bowl and beat on medium speed for five minutes. That’s it.
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Measure out 1 & 1/2 cups of batter into each bowl per colour.
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Add gel colour to each bowl and mix thoroughly.
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Using a spatula to get every last drop, scoop the batter out of the bowl into a sandwich sponge tin.
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Bake in a moderate oven for 12 minutes.