Sponge Cake
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https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/25...ctoria-sponge/
Here is a recipe in terms you can follow rather than weighting everything.
Here is a recipe in terms you can follow rather than weighting everything.
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https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/25...ctoria-sponge/
Here is a recipe in terms you can follow rather than weighting everything.
Here is a recipe in terms you can follow rather than weighting everything.
'Fairy cakes' are usually made by the 'all in one' method, but baked in little cases, about a third the size of 'muffins', and decorated with buttercream and sprinkles, or as wished; they can be the first thing little children learn to bake, because they are so quick and easy. They are easy children party bakes too.
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She made it with the self rising flour that was brand new out of the store. Terribly heavy and tasteless. She wondered if there was a different kind of flour also called self rising in England.
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I always sift the flour. It is also important to have everything at room temperature, so I always take the eggs and butter out of the fridge the night before, if I am baking cakes the next day. I like the butter to be quite soft - I can make am impression in it with a finger easily. I prefer to use butter when I am baking.
If making it the WI way, their instructions are best. It is really important to beat the butter and sugar really well, until the mixture is pale and fluffy; I generally beat the mixture for about 5 minutes; add the eggs one at a time while continuing to beat the mixture, and beat well after each egg until well mixed. A spoonful of flour can be added with each egg if wished - helps to stabilise the mixture. Then fold in the remaining flour with a large metal spoon, until all mixed in. Then put the mix evenly in the tins and bake.
The 'all in one' mix is easier, but still tastes good. Everything goes in together and whisked/beaten for about 2 minutes, put into tins and baked. An extra tsp of baking powder may be needed for the 'all in one' method, to help the cake rise and make up for the lack of air beaten in at the butter/sugar/egg stage of the WI method.
Your friend should continue, I am sure she will be successful.
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]606237[/ATTACH]Thanks to all your folks for helping Kathleen. She experimented with some of the recipes from you and the ones she got off the interneet. Here is the experiment. The nice cake is regular flour and the flat heavy one is from self rising flour. She is taking them over to her Dad to taste.
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]606237[/ATTACH]Thanks to all your folks for helping Kathleen. She experimented with some of the recipes from you and the ones she got off the interneet. Here is the experiment. The nice cake is regular flour and the flat heavy one is from self rising flour. She is taking them over to her Dad to taste.
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