Let's Learn Delicious Cake Recipes

Baking can be fun especially if you know what you are doing and you have all the appropriate ingredients and equipment available. Who said baking had to be hard? It can be quite easy! Here are some easy cake recipes to get you started on the path to excellent baking.

#1 - Rich Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
Butter, to grease the cake pans
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk, shaken
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 extra-large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup freshly brewed hot coffee
Directions:
Preheat oven to 300° F (150° C).
Grease 2 (8-inch) circular cake pans. Line with parchment paper, then grease and flour the pans.
Sift flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt together.
Combine the buttermilk, oil, eggs and vanilla in another bowl.
Slowly add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients and combine.
Add the coffee and stir until combined.
Empty the batter into the cake pans and bakes for 35-40 minutes or when a skewer comes out clean.
Remove from oven and allow to cool for 30 minutes.
Remove the cakes and place them onto a cooling rack to cool.

#2 - Easy Fruit Cake
Ingredients
1/2 cup Apple sauce
3/4 cup Water
1/2 cup Sugar.
2 1/2 cups Mixed dried fruit
2 Egg whites lightly beaten
1 1/2 cups White flour
2 teaspoons Baking powder

Directions
1. Preheat oven at 300ºF.
2. Line a 6-inch circular cake pan using greaseproof paper.
3. Put the apple sauce, water, sugar, and dried fruit in a saucepan.
4. Bring to a boil and allow to simmer for 20 minutes.
5. Allow to cool.
6 Combine the egg whites into the fruit mixture.
7. Sift the flour and baking powder into the mixture.
8. Stir to create a stiff batter. Add water if required.
9. Pour into the cake pan and scatter brown sugar on top.
10. Bake for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, when a skewer comes out clean.
Novelty cakes are those that are made and decorated in different designs. These cakes have become widespread at events especially birthday parties. They are prepared in three types:
1. A simple round cake with figures or pictures on top.
2. Dimensional cakes when the cake is cut into the shape of the object desired.
3. 3-Dimensional where the cake is created in an imitated object that stands upright.
These cakes are costly and hard to make but not if you buy a novelty cake pan in the object that you desire. Just bake a ordinary cake mix using the tin. When it is baked the ridges created by the pan will show you where to place certain extras. Frost the cake in your choice of colours and there you have it, your own novelty cake!