Basic Vanilla Cake/Easy Vanilla Cake needs no introduction like it is fluffy ,moist etc. The pictures speak louder than words . This is a beautiful and simple cake loved by everyone . It is a perfect Tea time combo or to take to picnics or to gift for any Occasion .
This is the basic sponge where you can play with the flavours of your choice according to your Palate. Here I have added vanilla flavour and made it a simple Tea time Cake. I’m not a big fan of frosting a cake but occasionally frost with Butter cream , whipped cream and Chocolate ganache. If I do frost , I fill the layers with Italian Butter cream ,Jams, fresh fruits or fruit compote.
Here I have doubled the recipe,Beginners give a try by half the measurements and reduce the time. I Baked in Microwave CONVECTION OVEN and it took almost 50 minutes to bake. Lets see the step by step preparation of the recipe, Guys do try and let me know your feedback in comments. Over to the recipe!
How to make Vanilla Sponge Cake
Get ready with all ingredients measured and at room temperature. Preheat Microwave convection oven to 170°C.
Sieve All purpose flour and Baking powder together thrice and keep it aside. Beat eggs very light and frothy in an electric hand mixer.
In a dry bowl cream butter and powdered sugar with Vanilla extract in an Electric hand mixer.
To the creamed butter sugar mixture add beaten egg mixture to it and mix in a ballon whisk.
Now add sieved All purpose flour and baking powder to the wet mixture in three parts by adding milk little at a time and fold the mixture gently until the batter attains dropping consistency.
Grease a 7 ″ round pan and dust all purpose flour twice and remove excess flour and line the base with parchment paper . Transfer cake batter to the pan and tap all around the sides to even the batter.
Bake on 170 °C for 45 to 50 minutes or until skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean .
Once the cake is done, place it on a cooling rack for 15 minutes and unmold cake from pan and remove parchment paper.
Cut the cake into half and slice as per your wish. I usually prefer slices to have with a cup of Tea or Coffee.
Hope you like the recipe! If so, please try it out, leave your comments and feedback ,which means a lot to me . Thank you so much for stopping by the site!
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Eggless Butterless Chocolate Cake
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Notes
All ingredients are to be measured accurately using a Digital weighing scale.
Ingredients are to be in room temperature before starting the procedure.
Do not open the oven door during the first 20 minutes ,the temperature falls suddenly and cake will not rise properly and may collapse in the centre.
Every oven behaves differently so adjust the temperature accordingly.
Basic Vanilla Cake/Easy Vanilla Cake
Equipment
- Electric Hand Beater
- Microwave Convection Oven
Ingredients
- 1.8 cups all-purpose flour
- 1.1 cups sugar
- 1 cup Butter
- 4 egg
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 4 tsp milk
Instructions
- Get ready with all ingredients measured and at room temperature. Preheat Microwave convection oven to 170°C.
- Sieve All purpose flour and Baking powder together thrice and keep it aside. Beat eggs very light and frothy in an electric hand mixer.
- In a dry bowl cream butter and powdered sugar with Vanilla extract in an Electric hand mixer.
- To the creamed butter sugar mixture add beaten egg mixture to it and mix in a ballon whisk.
- Now add sieved All purpose flour and baking powder to the wet mixture in three parts by adding milk little at a time and fold the mixture gently until the batter attains dropping consistency.
- Grease a 7 ″ round pan and dust all purpose flour twice and remove excess flour and line the base with parchment paper . Transfer cake batter to the pan and tap all around the sides to even the batter.
- Grease a 7 ″ round pan and dust all purpose flour twice and remove excess flour and line the base with parchment paper . Transfer cake batter to the pan and tap all around the sides to even the batter.
- Once the cake is done, place it on a cooling rack for 15 minutes and unmold cake from pan and remove parchment paper.
- With the help of a slicing knife cut into half and slice as per your wish. I usually prefer slices to have with a cup of Tea or Coffee.
Let's see a small video clip of how it turned out
- Yummy, super sponge with beautiful, delectable crumb is a treat to eyes and palate.
Notes
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I want eggless sponge cake recipe and if possible how to make butter cream recipe
Hi Smita,
I will be posting Eggless version too with Butter cream frosting recipe????
Yummmm cake VL surely try it
Hi Meenakshi,
Thank you!Do try and let me know the feedback.
Thank you for sharing the recipe.the cake looks so yummy and delicious.i would definitely like to try it. Could you please tell me how to set the oven for baking any cake.? Do i need to keep both the lower and top rod hot? Thank you.
Hi Shilu,
Thank you so much!For baking ,heat needs to come from the bottom and not the top. Hope your query is answered!Happy Baking????
Yummilicious cake????????????????!!
Enjoyed it!!!
Hi Lubna,
Thnak you!Do try and let me know the feedback.
Looks scrumptious ????
Could you please share measurements standard cup size? New to baking and have only measurement cups at hand. Thank you ????
Hi Sai,
Approximately 1 cup flour is 120 gm to 122 gm. while measuring flour use a knife to level the flour.
1 cup butter is 225 gm and sugar will be 199 gm to 200 gm. All the best and do share your feedback after baking????
Awesome
Thank you so much!
It looks good but I will trying
Hi Rachel,
Thank you ! Do try and let me know the feedback????.
Nice, will surely try
Hi Joseph,
Thank you! Do try and drop in your feedback in comments.
Can I add curd instead of eggs and can I add Atta instead of all purpose flour
Hi Ruby goel,
Yes ! you can add curd for eggs and Atta for APF, but the measurement will vary .I will be sharing Eggless Cake recipe soon.
Hi Ma’am, thank you for this recipe. Can this sponge be used as a base to make a butterscotch cake?
Yes, you can! do try and let me know the feedback!
If iam using oil instead of butter . Can u tell me the measurement of oil.
Hi Jamshinissam,
As per the recipe it is 230 gm butter, if it is oil reduce to 160 to 170 ml..if you feel the cake batter is thick try to add 5 to 10 ml.I have already posted an Eggless Butterless cake recipe…you can try if you want https://platetopalateblog.com/?p=1328…
Happy Baking!
Can we use salted butter???
Is it possible to share oil based sponge cake recipe as well
Hi Famida,
You can use salted butter if unsalted butter isn’t available,but check the sweetness of the cake batter and if needed increase 5 to 10 gm of powdered sugar.I have already shared an Eggless Butterless cake recipe in the blog https://platetopalateblog.com/?p=1328 click the link for the recipe.
Happy Baking!
Hi, i want to try buy what kind of milk is it? Thanks
Hi Anellyn,
I have used full fat milk. You can use half and half too.Happy Baking????
In otg what temperature should we keep and for how long
Hi Mary,
Bake at 170 C for 40 minutes and check by inserting a skewer if cake is done. If it is wet inside ,do bake for 5 to 10 more minutes until it is well baked. Every oven is different so,keep an eye after 35 minutes. Happy baking????.
can you bake it in a oven
Yes,you can bake it!
How to set up temperature
Every oven is different! So to start with, follow your oven manual guide. Happy Baking!
Hi Jayanthy, I recently tried your recipe and it was a hit with my family. I doubled the recipe and your metric measurements made it so easy to weigh out the ingredients. The cake turned out to be so light and fluffy. Thank you for sharing this delicious cake with us!
Hi Mona,
Glad you tried and liked the recipe! Take time to rate the recipe too????
Simple to make with good flavours. Added blueberries to it and baked it in air fryer. Turned out moist and soft. Thanks for the recipe.
Thanks for trying out the recipe! Glad you liked it and for the lovely feedback. Do take time to rate the recipe which means a lot to me!
Powdered sugar???? As in icing sugar????
Powdered sugar is nothing but granulated sugar blended in an electric blender. Icing sugar is used for frosting the cake.
Pls I don’t understand what you meant by 1.8 cups can you pls explain more better.thanks for sharing
There are two measurement table. One is US customary and metric tab. Click the metric tab for the gram measurements.
A beautiful sponge cake
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback!
A beautiful sponge cake recipe
Thank you for your lovely feedback!
Would this recipe be enough for a 21b loaf tin thanks
I think you can bake. Let me give you the loaf pan in inches, which I’m used of….(8*4-inch size) would be perfect.