Basic Recipe for Rich Plain Cake

INGREDIENTS:

285g Self-Raising Flour
230g Butter/Margarine
230g Castor Sugar
4 Eggs
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Essence
Pinch of Salt

METHOD:
Cream butter/margarine well and gradually add the sifted flour and salt mixing until light and fluffy. Whisk the sugar gradually into the eggs, whisking until creamy and stir slowly into the flour mixture. Add essence. Bake in a cake tin (20cm diameter and 7.5cm [...]

Pressure Cooker Cake

This is a simple and inexpensive recipe to try out in your pressure cooker.
INGREDIENTS:

1 Cup Castor Sugar
1 1/2 Cups Self-Raising Flour
1/4 Cup Boiling Water
55g Butter/Margarine
1/2 Cup Milk
1 Egg
Vanilla Essence

METHOD:
Combine the sugar and sifted flour in a mixing basin. Melt the butter in the hot water. Stir in milk, then beaten egg. Add liquid ingredients to [...]

Chocolate Cake (without eggs)

INGREDIENTS:

2 Tablespoons Butter
2 Tablespoons Golden Syrup
4 Tablespoons Sugar
50g Cocoa
1 Teaspoon Bi-Carb Soda
1 1/2 Cups Milk
2 Cups Self Raising Flour
Pinch of Salt

METHOD:
Cream the butter, sugar and syrup. Add milk alternatively with flour, soda, salt and cocoa. Bake in sandwich tins or loaf tin for 25 mins in moderate oven. Ice when cold.

Speed Cakes

INGREDIENTS:

1 Tablespoon Butter
1 Tablespoon Sugar
1 Egg
1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
1 Tablespoon Milk
1 Cup Flour
1 Teaspoon Cream of Tartar

METHOD:

Beat the butter and sugar
Add egg then baking soda dissolved in milk
Stir
Sift in flour and cream of tartar
Stir
Add vanilla essence to flavour
Bake in paper cake containers for around 10 minutes.

Serve hot or if desired allow to cool and ice.