Cake Recipes

Eggless Cake

Ingredients:

- 1 Cup grated mixed fruits / 1 Cup mashed banana with little lime juice
- 1 Cup water
- 1 Cup sugar
- 2 Cups self-rising flour
- 1/4 Cup milk
- 125 gms Butter
- 1 tsp Soda bicarbonate
- Vanilla essence


How to prepare:

- Heat water, sugar and butter together till the butter melts.
- Let the above mixture cool completely.
- Add soda bicarbonate to mixture.
- Mix flour, fruit and milk in a bowl.
- Mix both the mixtures.
- Add Vanilla essence according to the amount of cake.
- Pour the whole batter into a greased pan.
- Bake it at 180 C for one hour.
- Eggless cake is ready

Fruit Cake

Ingredients:

- 2 cups Brown Sugar
- 3 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 tbsp Baking Soda
- 2 tbsp Cinnamon
- 2 tbsp Cloves
- 2 tbsp Allspice
- 2 tbsp Nutmeg
- 4 Eggs
- 2 tbsp Lemon Zest
- 2 tbsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 1/2 cups Raisins
- 1 1/2 cups Chopped Nuts
- 1 1/2 cups Dried Mixed Fruit
- 1 1/2 cups Butter, melted


How to prepare:

- Firstly, preheat the oven to about 225 degree F.
- Now, in a large bowl, mix sugar, flour, soda, spices, eggs, lemon zest, vanilla, fruit, nuts and melted butter.
- Pour the mixture over a greased pan.
- Bake the mixture for about an hour or until a tester comes out clean.
- Cool it on a wire rack and wrap it in a foil.

Carrot Cake

Ingredients: 

- 3 cups grated carrot
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1-1/2 cup flour
- 1-1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 3 beaten eggs.
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1-1/2 cup sugar
- 1cup canola oil


How to prepare:

- Sieve the flour and mix it with baking soda, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt together.
- Blend grated carrots, sugar, oil, some walnuts and eggs.
- Mix dry ingredients into the above mixture.
- Pour it into a pan.
- Cook the mixture at 350 degree F for about 10 minutes.
- Add food color to the cake if needed.
- Garnish with remaining walnuts and serve.

Chocolate Cake

Ingredients:

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  2 eggs
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  1/2 cup warm water
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  1 1/2 cups sugar
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  2 cups sifted cake flour
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  2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
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  1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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  2 teaspoons baking powder 
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  2/3 cup shortening
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  1 teaspoon vanilla
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  2/3 cup milk
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  1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions:

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  Grease and flour two medium layer baking pans.
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  Mix flour, cocoa, sugar, baking powder, salt and soda . Add eggs, shortening, vanilla, water and milk; beat on low speed for 3 minutes.
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  Pour batter into pans. Bake in preheated 350° oven for 30 to 35 minutes.
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  Let cool in pans on a rack for 15 minutes; remove and place layers directly on racks. Cool completely.

Coconut Cake

Ingredients: 

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  1-1/2 cups Unsweetened Desiccated Coconut
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  1 cup Unsalted Butter, softened
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  2 cups -All-Purpose Flour
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  1 tsp Baking Powder
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  1 tsp Vanilla Essence
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  1-1/3 cups Sugar
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  1 cup Whole Milk
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  1/2 tsp Salt
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  3 Eggs

How to make Coconut Cake:

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  Preheat the oven to 175 degrees C. 
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  Now grease a 10 by 2 inch round cake pan and line bottom with a round of wax paper or parchment. 
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  Grease paper and dust pan with flour. 
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  Combine flour, baking powder and salt, mix well. 
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  Beat butter with mixer till creamy. 
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  Gradually beat in sugar on medium speed till pale and smooth. 
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  Add vanilla essence to it, keep stirring. 
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  Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, mixture may look curdled at this time. 
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  Alternately beat in flour mixture and milk in 3 batches over low speed. 
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  Raise the speed to medium and beat batter 1-1/2 minutes till soft, now fold in coconut.
  Spoon batter into the cake pan and spread uniformly. 
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  Bake cake in the middle of the oven till golden brown for about 45 to 50 minutes at the temp of 175 C. 
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  Cool cake in the pan on a rack for about 1 hour, then invert onto the rack. 
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  Remove paper and invert again onto another rack to cool completely. 
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  Coconut Cake is ready to serve.