BASIC WHITE CAKE

Here is a recipe for a basic white cake, add your favourite filling and topping and you will have a easy handy recipe with many variations. This recipe can also be used for making cupcakes and, of course the Lamington Cake. 

What you need:

125ml (1/2 cup) butter or margarine
250ml (1 cup) castor sugar
2 large eggs
375ml (1 - 1/2 cups) self-raising flour, sifted
125ml (1/2 cup) milk
5ml (1 tsp) vanilla essence

1.  Cream butter and castor sugar until light and fluffy.

2.  Add eggs one at a time and beat well after each addition.

3.  Fold in flour and milk alternately and add vanilla essence.

4.  Pour batter into a lightly greased 230 mm round glass dish, the base lined with absorbent paper towel.

5.  Place on an upturned saucer and microwave on 100% (high) power for 8 minutes.  Allow to stand for 5 minutes (the sticky places on top will disappear), then turn out onto a cooling rack.  When cold, ice and decorate as desired.

 

Orange gateau

 

 

To make this cake I used orange juice instead of milk, orange essence instead of vanilla essence.  I then made an orange filling mixing 1 cup of fresh orange juice, 1/2 cup of water, 1/2 cup of white sugar.  Then mixing

 3 tbs of custard powder with 4 tbs of water, adding and microwaving on 100% (high) power, six to eight minutes or until thickened.  Allow to cool completely.  If you got any Cointreau add a dash, yummy!

You can top with orange flavoured butter icing, I found topping with a orange mock cream just made this cake special.  I guess I should give you the recipe?