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Birthday Cake, Butter Cream Frosting, Cake, Mint Sugar Syrup, Mint Sugar Syrup for Cake moistening, Simple Birthday Cake recipe, Simple Sponge Cake recipe, Sponge Cake, Sponge Cake recipe
It is my hubby’s birthday today π For the first time I tried a birthday cake and with All Purpose Flour (weird π ) My usual cakes would be with either whole wheat flour or oats flour. But my hubby loves sponge cake specially the vanilla flavor π Once in a while it is always good to have what we like rather than health aspects π
I was a little confused of which recipe to use, finally my dear friendΒ Radhika came to rescue π She was in a very busy schedule when I asked her recipe for the Birthday cake. She was so very sweet to give me links of which she would follow in her tight schedule. Thank you very much dear π That worked perfect π Here is the link which I followed for the sponge cake
As I don’t have 2 baking trays, made one by one π
Ingredients (for 1 cake)
Eggs : 2
Sugar : 1 cup
Vanilla Extract : 1/2 teaspoon
Skim Milk : 1/2 cup
Unsalted Butter : 2 tablespoons
All Purpose Flour : 1 cup
Baking Powder : 1 teaspoon
Salt : 1/4 teaspoon
Method:
1. Beat eggs in large mixing bowl with paddle attachment for 4 minutes.Β Do not skip this step!
2. Add sugar, and continue beating for another 4-5 minutes until light and fluffy.Β Add vanilla and stir on low until just combined.
3. In a separate bowl, sift together dry ingredients.Β Add to eggs and sugar on low speed until just combined.
4. In a saucepan, heat milk and butter on low heat just until butter is melted.Β Add to batter, beat just until combined.
5. Pour into two greased and floured 8″ round cake pans.
6. Bake at 350 until the middle springs back when touched, or a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and let stand in pans for 10 minutes. Then turn out onto wire cooling racks and cool completely.
I made 2 cakes and made a mint sugar syrup to moisturize the cakes
Mint Sugar Syrup:
Sugar : 5 teaspoon
Water : 5 teaspoon
Mint Leaves : few
Bring water and sugar to boil, add mint leaves , when the mint leaves essence gets blended with the sugar syrup, stop and apply on the top layer of both the cakes.
For Filling:
I made butter cream filling.
Butter : 5 tablespoons
Confectioners Sugar : 1 cup
Vanilla Extract : 1 teaspoon
Milk : 1 tablespoon
Beat butter to soft and then add sugar slowly. Then add vanilla extract and beat well. Milk as well slowly. Beat until fluffy.
Place it between cakes and cover the top, sides with this and refrigerate for an hour.
As I don’t have a mixer, by hands it was really difficult to make the complete frosting, so went straight and got the Betty crockers Vanilla frosting for the final touch π
Here is the final outcome π
Chitra Jagadish said:
What a scrumptious looking cake …..hearty wishes to your hubby and have a lovely day….
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Malar said:
Thanks a lot Chitra π
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Traditionally Modern Food said:
Sponge cake looks delicious:-) would love to have a big slice. Glad Radhi helped you and suggested a awesome recipe. My wishes to your hubby
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Malar said:
Thanks dear π
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Aruna Panangipally said:
Happy, happy birthday to your husband, Malar! Lovely cake.
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Malar said:
Thank you very much Aruna π
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srividhya said:
kalakiteenga..awesome π
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Malar said:
Thank you very much Sri π
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acbistro said:
happy birthday to him π and that is a nice sponge cake
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Malar said:
Thanks you very much Andy π
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lapetitepaniere said:
It looks so delicious Malar π
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Malar said:
Thanks Linda π
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ddeeppaa said:
My Belated Birthday wishes to your hubby π
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Malar said:
Thanks a lot Deepa π
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radhikasethi said:
Wow Malar this looks awesome! I feel like having some myself π a very happy birthday to your better half and hope you had fun! It was my pleasure dear and anytime π. Thanks!
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Malar said:
Aww Thank you very much sweetie, will convey all your wishes to him π Missing your baking these days , I hope you are having wonderful time π
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radhikasethi said:
My pleasure π it’s been a bit hectic settling in and all and miss blogging and reading all the posts. Hopefully, there will be enough time now π hope you guys had fun! π
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Malar said:
Yep very much dear, waiting for you to come with a big bang π
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Dimple@shivaaydelights said:
Happy Birthday Mr M….lovely cake Mrs M x
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Malar said:
Thanks a lot Dimple π
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Jayeeta said:
Happy Birthday to your husband, Malar……….Your sponge cake looks delicious and tempting……..have a blast…… π
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Malar said:
Thank you very much Jayeeta π
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Kanchan Avadhani said:
Hey Malar, this cake looks awasome.. Will try it soon… Convey my best wishes to your hubby…
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Malar said:
Hey Kanchan, so sweet of you to stop by π Do try and let me know how it turns out π Thank you very much will convey him your wishes π
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swathiiyers said:
Belated birthday wishes to your hubby, this sponge cake looks really yumm love it.
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Malar said:
Thank you very much Swathi π
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