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vanilla cake

Basic Vanilla Cake

Hanaa Idouz
This is a versatile cake base that can be eaten plain or enjoyed with other flavours/toppings
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 & ½ cups flour
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 16 g baking powder

Instructions
 

  • Pre-heat the oven at 180° and grease a baking tray or cake mold with butter and dust it with flour.
  • Crack your eggs, add in sugar and vanilla and whisk for 5 minutes.
    egg sugar beating
  • Add the oil and then the milk and whisk until everything is well combined.
  • Mix in the flour bit by bit while whisking, add in your salt and the baking powder.
  • Pour the cake batter into a cake tray or mold and bake it in the oven for 30 minutes or until a knife comes out dry.
  • Let the cake cook and then remove from baking tray and serve.
    piece of cake
Keyword basic, cake, dessert, recipe, vanilla
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