Some of the most common reasons cakes fall in the middle are: incorrect oven temperature, opening the oven door too early, underbaking the cake or incorrect measurement of ingredients.
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SERVES 1
Ingredients
Batter
- 4 extra large eggs
- 260 g (1 ¼ cup) Huletts Castor sugar
- 300 g (550 ml) cake flour
- 15 ml (1 T) baking powder
- 1 ml (pinch) of salt
- 250 ml (1 cup) milk
- 100 g butter
- 5 ml (1 t) vanilla essence
- a variety of food colouring
Butter Icing:
- 1 kg butter
- 1 kg (4 cups) Huletts Icing Sugar
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C. Spray 2 × 20 cm cake tins with non-stick cooking spray.
- Batter: Cream eggs and castor sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Sift flour, baking powder and salt together and fold into egg mixture.
- Heat milk and butter in a saucepan over low heat, do not allow to boil. Add vanilla essence.
- Gently fold the milk mixture into the egg mixture. Divide batter between 2 bowls and add colouring of choice and mix well.
- Pour the mixtures into the prepared cake tins and bake for 25 - 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
- Turn out onto a wire cake rack to cool.
- Repeat basic sponge recipe 3 times adding different colours each time.
- Butter Icing: Beat butter until light and fluffy with an electric mixer. Add Icing Sugar and mix until just combined. Refrigerate until required.
- Spread a thin layer of icing on the top of each cake. Layer one cake on top of another and cover the sides with the icing.
Top tips
Stop the flop
Lighten up…
Cream your sugar with your butter or margarine VERY WELL, as this incorporates air into the mixture, which contributes to a much lighter baked product.
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Conversion Table
| Cups | Tablespoons | Grams | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butter | 1/4 cup | 4 Tbsp | 57g |
| 1/3 cup | 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp | 76g | |
| 1 cup | 16 Tbsp | 227g | |
| Flour/Sifted | 1/4 cup | 4 Tbsp | 30g/27g |
| 1/3 cup | 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp | 40g/35g | |
| 1/2 cup | 8 Tbsp | 60g/55g | |
| 1 cup | 16 Tbsp | 120g/110g | |
| Granulated Sugar | 1/4 cup | 4 Tbsp | 50g |
| 1/3 cup | 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp | 65g | |
| 1/2 cup | 8 Tbsp | 100g | |
| 1 cup | 16 Tbsp | 200g | |
| Brown Sugar/ Firmly Packed | 1/4 cup | 4 Tbsp | 45g |
| 1/3 cup | 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp | 60g | |
| 1/2 cup | 8 Tbsp | 90g | |
| 1 cup | 16 Tbsp | 180g | |
| Water | 1/4 cup | 4 Tbsp | 57g |
| 1/3 cup | 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp | 76g | |
| 1/2 cup | 8 Tbsp | 114g | |
| 1 cup | 16 Tbsp | 227g |
