Sunday 2 June 2013

Spongebobs Cake

With the use of box cake mix you can make this simple recipe of sponge cake which is a light and fluffy dessert. You can make a professionally made sponge cake in a cinch with the addition of a few ingredients like baking powder, salt, eggs, vanilla extract, sugar, milk and butter. This hot milk sponge cake version has a creamy and luscious flavor. It can be dressed up in a number of ways. With just a dusting of confectioner’s sugar or covered with chocolate or vanilla frosting it can be enjoyed on its own.

It is important to mix the dry ingredients and the wet ingredients separately when making sponge cake. Until thick, the eggs and the sugar should be beaten together. Then the wet and the dry are gradually incorporated together, and after folding in the ingredients a smooth mixture is obtained. This will help keep air in the mixture and will also help the cake rise properly. The result is a light and porous cake. This cake is perfect with coffee or tea. With a cup of hot chocolate this hot milk sponge cake also pairs well. To a heavy and rich meal it is the perfect ending.

This recipe makes use of box cake mix. This box of cake mix can be bought in the grocery and is available in many different brands. Usually the ingredients contained in a box cake include sifted flour, salt, sugar, baking powder, and butter or vegetable oil shortening. Most commercial box cake mix include other additives such as partially hydrogenated soybean oil, modified food starch, cellulose gum, xanthan gum, maltodextrin, and artificial flavors. If you don’t like to use box cake mix you can make your own homemade box cake mix from scratch. A simple homemade cake mix consists of two ¾ cups flour, ¾ cup fine sugar, 2-teaspoon baking powder, and ¾ teaspoon salt. Simply mix these ingredients together and you have your box cake mix. You can store these ingredients in a jar with an airtight lid for later use.

Ingredients

1 box cake mix
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 well beaten eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup milk
¼ cup melted butter



1. Mix the baking powder, salt, and cake mix together in a bowl.

2. Mix the beaten eggs and vanilla together in a separate bowl. Add the sugar and continue beating until golden and fluffy.

3. Into the dry mixture pour the egg mixture and blend well.

4. Boil the milk and butter in a saucepan. Then stir into the egg mixture.

5. Into a greased baking pan pour the batter. Bake for 35-40 minutes in a 350 degree F. preheated oven.

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