Birthday cake

By: Rachel Allen From: Rachel's Favourite Food...

This recipe is classed as easy

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Prep time:
15 mins
Cook time:
20 mins
Serves:

Rachel Allen's cake has no butter, even when it's filled with lots of lovely whipped cream, it still seems so light. A great recipe for a children's party

Ingredients

For the filling

  • 250 ml whipped Cream
  • 85 g fresh fruit, such as sliced strawberries or raspberries
  • 2 tsp icing sugar

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas 4. Grease and line two round 20cm cake tins.


2. Beat the yolks and sugar for 2 minutes and blend in the water. Whisk until firm and creamy - this should take about ten minutes or so.


3. Fold in the flour and baking powder into the cake mixture.


4. Whip the egg whites until they hold a stiff peak and fold them in to the mixture before spooning into the cake tins.


5. Bake in a moderate oven for about 20 minutes, until golden and firm to the touch. Turn out and cool on a wire rack, and fill with whipped cream and fresh fruit.


6. Sieve icing sugar on top before serving.

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Latest Comment

in this recipe I'd use plain because not only does it have baking powder in as a raising agent but also whipped egg whites

Purplespadge Posted 11 Jun 2009 11:11 AM

You need selfraising flour most of the time unless stated, I would use selfraising flour it works better. Hope this help if your still interested

kelly anneM45500 Posted 17 Feb 2009 12:45 AM

I would like to know for this birhday cake,do we use plain or selfrising flour.

saghiraA68659 Posted 18 Oct 2008 2:10 PM