I have been trying various new recipes from here and there, since I arrived ashore, and have to be in Kitchen longer than I had supposed earlier in my life. But along the way, I found on contrary that I really have a passion for baking. So, this is my first food blog post "A Cherry Cake".
Ingredients
Self Raising Flour - 115gms
Baking powder - 1/2 tsp
Baking Soda – ½ tsp
Salt - a pinch
Butter/Olive oil - 50 gms
Sugar - 65 gms
Cherries - 65 gms (I used the berries mocktail, we get in Aldi)
Eggs - 2
Milk - 2-3 tbsp
Salt - a pinch
Butter/Olive oil - 50 gms
Sugar - 65 gms
Cherries - 65 gms (I used the berries mocktail, we get in Aldi)
Eggs - 2
Milk - 2-3 tbsp
Frosting:
Cream: 4-5tsp
Sugar – 1-11/2 tsp
Vanilla essence can be added, if available
Cherries – for decorating
Method
Preheat oven to 180C.
Grease and line a loaf tin or a small cake tin and flour it.
Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl. (This helps in making it soft)
Whip the eggs in another bowl. Add sugar and beat with a electric beater, till it is light and fluffy.
Add the butter/oil, and beat more.
Mix in the flour mix in three batches, alternating with the berries mixture and milk. Keep beating lightly after each addition.
Preheat oven to 180C.
Grease and line a loaf tin or a small cake tin and flour it.
Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl. (This helps in making it soft)
Whip the eggs in another bowl. Add sugar and beat with a electric beater, till it is light and fluffy.
Add the butter/oil, and beat more.
Mix in the flour mix in three batches, alternating with the berries mixture and milk. Keep beating lightly after each addition.
Beat till you get a smooth batter, the batter is fairly thick and not of pourable consistency, it is rather of a dropping consistency. (It should be of wavy structure)
Pour the batter into the prepared loaf tin and bake for 30-35 minutes or till the cake is golden brown and firm and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Pour the batter into the prepared loaf tin and bake for 30-35 minutes or till the cake is golden brown and firm and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
For frosting, put cream, sugar and vanilla essence in a bowl and whip it with a electric beater for about 7-10 minutes. It is done to put lot of air in it.
Put this frosting on the cake and sides of cake to cover it fully.
Decorate it with cherries.
Put in a fridge and serve as desired.
Note: Start checking cake after 25 minutes. Cover the cake with Aluminum foil after 10 minutes , so that it does not get too hard on top.
