Standard Recipe of the Selected Food Product
Basic Rich Cake (Creaming Method)

Ingredients

100g butter/margarine
75g castor sugar
2 eggs, beaten
100g plain flour
1 level teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
1/4 cup raisins (optional)


Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degree celsius.

2. Cream the butter/ margarine and sugar with a wooden spoon or a hand-held electric beater until light and creamy.

3. Add the egg gradually to the creamed mixture. beating with each addition until all the eggs are added. This will help to prevent the eggs from curdling.

4. Sift the flour and baking powder together into a clean and dry bowl.

5. Fold in the flour mixture with a metal spoon until the cake mixture achieves a dropping consistency.

6. Add the vanilla essence and raisins to the mixture and mix well.

7. Pour the cake mixture into a greased cake tin.

8. Bake for 20-25 minutes.


Tips to follow..
- The flour mixture should be folded in carefully to avoid knocking out the air incorporated into the creamed mixture.
- A greased cake tin prevents the cake from sticking to the tin and allows it to be removed easily after baking.
- The middle shelf of the oven has the best temperature for a well-risen and evenly brown cake.