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Vanilla cake,Vanilla cake coated with icing
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Vanilla cake coated with icing and glazed with fresh fruits

Course Baked Goods, Breakfast, Desserts, Sugar Treats, Tea Time
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 6

Equipment

  • oven

Ingredients

  • ingredients to make cake:
  • 2 cup plain flour
  • 3/4 th cup cooking oil
  • 1 cup caster sugar
  • 1 cup curd
  • 1/2 tbsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tbsp vinegar
  • 1 tbsp milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • Sugar glaze:
  • 1/2 water
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup water to dissolve cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • cake toppings:
  • whipping cream
  • strawberry
  • kiwi

Instructions

  • To Make sugar glaze ,First add ½ cup water and ¼ cup sugar in a pan over medium heat,stir until sugar dissolve ,then mix cornstarch with water together and pour this mixture into the hot mixture on the stove,keep stirring it continuously. Allow the mixture to simmer for one two minutes until it has thickened, then remove it from the pan.
  • Keep aside to cool at room temperature,then brush it on fruits.
  • To Make tea cake.
  • First preheat your oven at 180 degree celcius. Lined your baking tray with parchment paper.
  • Take a small bowl ,add curd and baking soda mix well and keep aside.Few minutes later you will notice it becomes foamy.
  • In another bowl put flour and baking powder and keep aside.
  • Now take a big bowl and add oil and sugar to it ,mix with the egg beater at high speed for 2 minutes. Add curd mix ,vinegar to it and mix them well. Add vanilla essence to it.
  • Now add all dry ingredients to the liquid mixtures and mix slowly with the help of spatula to make a lump free cake batter.Don't over mix the batter.
  • If the cake batter is too thick ,add little milk to it.
  • Scrap the batter into the baking tray with the help of spatula. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 10 minutes and at 160 degree celcius for another 30 minutes. Take out your cake after 40 minutes of baking.
  • Do the skewer test insert a skewer inside the cake if it clear comes out your cake is ready.
  • Keep your cake to cool down.
  • Top with whipping cream and sugar glazed fruits.