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CELEBRATION CAKES
Foundation Butter Cake
125gbutterormargarine
1teaspoonvanillaextract
¾cupcastersugar
2eggs
2cupsselfraisingflour
1cupmilk
1.Preheatovento180°Candgreasea20cm
roundcaketinorsimilar.
2.Usingthemixingbowl,breakup
shorteningon‘LO’speed1,addvanilla
andsugar,andcreamonspeed3until
lightandcreamy.Approximately2
minutes.
3.Addeggsoneatatimebeatingwell
between each addition.
4.Reducetospeed1andmixinsifted
flourandliquidalternately.Becareful
nottousehighspeedsasflourwillgo
everywhere!Mixfor3-4minutesuntil
cakebatterisrich,smooth,thickand
creamy.
5.Scrapebatterintopreparedtin.Bakefor
30-35minutesoruntilcookedwhen
testedwithaskewer.
Variations to this recipe:
Upsidedown Peach cake
1.Preheatovento180°C.Greaseandlinea
20cmroundcaketin.
2.Select4peaches.Cuteachpeachinhalf
andremovetheirstones.Placecutside
downinpreparedcaketin.Sprinkleover3
tablespoonswhitesugarand20gchopped
butter.
3.Followsteps2-4fromthe‘Foundation
ButterCake’recipe.
4.Spoonintocaketin.Levelandbakefor
40-45minutesoruntilcookedwhen
testedwithaskewer.Allowcaketocool
for5minutesbeforeremovingfromcake
tin.
5.Servepeachsideup.Makes1cake.
Variation:
Freshpineappleslices,mangohalves,
peaches,pearsorapricotscanbeused.Well
drainedtinnedfruitssuchasplumscanbe
usedaswell.Frozenmixedberriesalsowork
well.
Serving suggestion:Servecakecutinto
wedgesandspoonadollopofthickcream
overthetop.
Lemon or Orange Cake
Addtherindofonelemonororangeinto
thecakebatter,andorwiththeadditionof
butterandsugarandfold2tablespoonsof
poppyseedsintothecakebattermakesan
interestingandtastycake.
Coffee Crumble
Mixin2tablespoonsofinstantcoffeepowder
intothecakebatter.Ontopofthecake
battersprinklewithamixtureof1tablespoon
butter,2tablespoonsplainflour,2
tablespoonssugar,
½
teaspoonofcinnamon
and2tablespoonsofinstantcoffee.
Chocolate Cake
60gunsweetenedchocolate-meltedand
combinewithmilkfromtherecipeaboveand
mixwellintothecakebatterbeforebaking.
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