Simple Melt and Mix Vanilla Cakes
These simple pour and mix vanilla cakes will become a go to recipe. Place all ingredients in a bowl, mix and bake, they will be ready in no time.
Ingredients
- 190 grams (1 ½ cups) plain flour sifted
- 5 grams (1 teaspoon) baking powder sifted
- 165 grams (¾ cup) caster sugar (superfine sugar)
- 125 grams (½ cup) butter
- 2 eggs
- 180 ml (¾ cup) milk
- 5 ml (1 teaspoon) vanilla extract
icing
- 180 grams (1 cup) icing sugar sifted
- 25 grams (1 tablespoon) butter melted
- 20 ml (1 tablespoon) milk
- a couple of drops of desired colour and flavour.
Instructions
- Preheat oven 160 deg C (325 deg F). Grease cake tin or use a muffin tin lined with 12 paper cases.
- Melt butter and leave to cool slightly.
- In a large bowl place sifted flour, baking powder, caster sugar, butter, eggs milk and vanilla. Mix well until combined.
- Spoon mixture in to cake tin/paper cases and bake for 25 - 30 minutes.
- Cakes are cooked when tested with a skewer and it comes out clean. Remove cakes from cake/muffin tin and cool on a wire rack.
Icing
- In a medium bowl mix icing sugar, butter, milk and any colouring or flavouring you would like to use. Add a teaspoon of milk extra at a time if needed to create the consistency you require for your icing.
Notes
This recipe will make 6 larger mini cakes or 12 cupcakes.
Cooking time for the 6 larger cakes will be approximately 30 minutes, the cupcakes will take 20-25 minutes.
Cakes are wonderful plain or they can be iced with your favourite icing.
Nutrition
Calories: 281kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 3gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 56mgSodium: 108mgPotassium: 81mgFiber: 1gSugar: 29gVitamin A: 376IUCalcium: 42mgIron: 1mg
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