Basic Cake

(from Peachblossm’s recipe box)

Triple the recipe for the rainbow cake… Basic Cake Mixture:
I use this for everything from bar cakes, cupcakes, to this cake. I add cocoa to it for chocolate cake, orange zest for orange cake. It’s the recipe my Mum has used all her married life and the first cake I ever cooked. It’s the best.

Source: http://chezjoyeux.com/?s=rainbow+cake

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 12 minutes

Categories: cake, dessert

Ingredients

  • 1 and 1/2 cups self-raising flour
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 125g {4 oz} melted butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract or 2 tsp vanilla essence

Directions

  1. Put all ingredients in a bowl and beat on medium speed for five minutes. That’s it.

  2. Measure out 1 & 1/2 cups of batter into each bowl per colour.

  3. Add gel colour to each bowl and mix thoroughly.

  4. Using a spatula to get every last drop, scoop the batter out of the bowl into a sandwich sponge tin.

  5. Bake in a moderate oven for 12 minutes.

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