Standard recipe for Basic Rich Cake
(creaming method)

Ingredients

100g butter/margarine
75g castor sugar
2 eggs, beaten
100g plain flour
1 level teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence

Methods

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.

2. Cream the butter/margarine and sugar with a wooden spoon or a hand-held electric beater until light and creamy.

3. Add the egg gradually to the creamed mixture, beating with each addition until all the eggs are added. This will help to prevent the eggs from curdling.

4. Sift the flour and baking powder together into a clean and dry bowl.

5. Fold in the flour mixture with a metal spoon until the cake mixture achieves a dropping consistency.

6. Add the vanilla essence to the mixture and mix well.

7. Pour the mixture into a greased cake tin.

8. Bake for 20-25 minutes.

• Fold in the flour mixture carefully to avoid knocking out air in the creamed mixture.
• Greasing the cake tin prevents the cake from sticking to the tin, and also ensures easy removal
• Dropping consistency is where the mixture does not fall off the spoon easily but slides off reluctantly.