Sponge/Vanilla cake(with egg,basic recipe for beginners)

If you are a beginner I would suggest you to start with this cake.This is simple and tastes so yummy.After trying several cakes still this is one of my favorites. Simple and tasty.

Dry ingredients:

Maida/all purpose flour flour - 1 1/4 cup

sugar- 1 cup

Baking powder - 1.5 tsp

Baking soda- 1 tsp

Cashews/Almonds/Tutty fruits-as per your taste

Wet ingredients:

Unsalted butter/oil - 1/2 cup (at room temp)

milk  - 1/2 cup(at room temp)

eggs - 2 (at room temp)

vanilla essence -1/2 tsp

Process:

1)In a bowl sift all the dry ingredients.

2) In another bowl beat butter(or oil) and sugar.Now add eggs one after another and beat the mixture until well combined.

3) Add all the sifted dry ingredients(in step-1) into wet mixture slowly. Add milk in between in smaller portions.

4) Add nuts to this mixture and pour it into prepared cake pan.
5) You can decorate it with whipping cream/butter cream icing/enjoy the cake as is.

Cake size: Above measurements are for a 9-inch cake

Oven Temp: 350 deg F

Time: 30- 35 min/until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean

Makes: 12-14 pieces

Storage: You can store it at room temperature in a air tight container for 3-4 days. If you want to keep it for a week or so you can store them in refrigerator and microwave it for few sec before enjoying it.