Birthday cake
By: Rachel Allen From: Rachel's Favourite Food...
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Birthday cake
- 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
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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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
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
I would like to know for this birhday cake,do we use plain or selfrising flour.