what is cake?

MEANING OF CAKE:

       Cake is a sweet soft baked food made from a mixture of flour,sugar, and other ingredients( such as eggs& butter,liguid and other raising agent and flavours.
        Cakes are made from various combination of refined flour,some form of butter,sweetener,eggs,milk,leavening agent,and flavours.
         There are different types of cake recipes,(some are spongy,bread- like and some rich and elaborate.
         Cake Making is no longer a complicated procedure.





       THERE ARE FOUR METHODS IN CAKE MAKING
(1) Creaming  Method
(2) Wet & Dry  Method
(3) Rubbing    Method
(4) One bowl. Method



CREAMING METHOD:
     In creaming method,the butter and sugar will be creamed together till fluffy,followed by the flavours and liquid,then the dry ingredients.


WET & DRY METHOD:
      In wet and dry method, all the wet ingredients like eggs,milk & flavours etc. are combined together and set aside,then all the dry ingredients are mix together very well,then rub in butter to combine,then make a well in the centre and pour in wet ingredients using turning stick to combine very well.


 RUBBING METHOD:
      In rubbing method,two hands are used in rubbing the cake,starting from rubbing all the dry ingredients together with hands till well combined,then adding wet ingredients little by little until every wet ingredients is combined and smooth.


ONE BOWL METHOD:
      In one bowl method, all the ingredients for the cake will be measured out at once in a bowl and mixed together very well to combine with hands or cake mixer.
     



                TOOLS YOU"II NEED TO MAKE A CAKE

An oven
Cake mixer
Kitchen scale
Sieve or sifter
Bowls
Spatula
Cake pan.


           HOW TO MAKE A CAKE

(1) Cream the butter and the sugar till fluffy.
(2) Prepare your baking pan.
(3) Beat the eggs.
(4) Add the eggs to the creamed mixture.
(5) Turn on  your oven to preheat.
(6) Add the ornamental ingredients(flavour touches)
(7) Add the plain flour  with the baking powder and mix well.
(8) Pour the cake batter into the greased and floured pan.
(9) Bake till cake done
   


         HOW TO BAKE CAKE WITH STOVE AND POT

     
 * On your stove,place a stainless bowl upside down in your big pot,then place the big sized pot with cover on the stove.

* Heat the pot up for about 15-20 mins
* Put your prepare cake batter in the baking pan.
* Open the pot,place the cake tin with the batter on top of the stainless bowl in the pot.
* Cover the pot firstly with News paper and then place the pot cover to cover tightly.
NOTE: You can place a small mortar on top of the pot cover to avoid air entering inside or going out from the pot.

* Bake the cake for 45 - 1hr or until cake done very well,depending on the side of the cake.



                   QUEENADOS PLAIN CAKE RECIPE:
 Ingredients:
* All purpose Flour         500g
* Eggs                             12 pcs
*Butter                             500g
*sugar                              250g
*Vanilla extract               3tbsp
*squadron                        1/2 cup
*baking powder              1/2 tbsp
*Liquid milk                     1/2 cup

Just use the direction above on how to make a cake,and you will get a soft and palatable cake.
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