The Pastor's Kitchen: Vanilla Cake

 

with Lydia Madzokere

Ingredients:

2 and 1/2cups flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 and 1/2 cups castor sugar

2 and 1/2 tablespoon cornflour

7 eggs

1/2 cup oil

1 cup milk

2 teaspoons vinegar

2 teaspoons vanilla essence

Method

Grease and line two by 8inch tins at 160 degrees.

Sift flour, baking powder and cornflour 6times and set aside.

In two bowls separate 5eggs,one bowl with egg whites and the other with egg yellow.

Into the egg yellow bowl crack the two eggs.

Beat egg whites with vinegar until glossy white then gradually start to add half of the sugar until firm and soft peaks form.

In the egg yellow bowl add sugar,milk, essence and oil. 

Mix until frothy and sugar is dissolved. 

Then fold in flour in three batches  until well combined,using one direction to mix. 

Lastly fold in egg whites into the batter in three batches and combine until well blended.

Pour into 2x8 inches or 2x9 inches tins and bake at 160 for 55 mins to 1 hour.

Variations

For chocolate cake remove 1/4cup flour and add 1/4cup cocoa powder

Red velvet add 2tablespoons cocoa powder to the flour and 1teaspoon colour the milk

For strawberry flavour add 1teaspoon strawberry paste 

Lydia Madzokere is an educationist based in Gweru.