As i wasn't sure if i am up to it, i did not wish to invest in a cake beater and after that left it untouched for years like many white elephants which i have in my collection of junk! So The cake that i've made is fully hand made! Fortunately utube has a wide array of cake baking demonstration so at least i had an idea of how to get started!
As a newbie i soon realised that cake making or baking in general has a whole new world of jargons which doesn't make immediate sense. For instance, instruction says cream the butter and sugar. What is creaming? Cant they just describe it as mixing or beating which i think i kind of erm know, opps or may be i should google that too. Ok creaming means mixing your butter and sugar in a manner that it looks fluffy and loses the yellowish buttery look and turns slightly palish yellow. Still unsure? Well my best advise is google.
Ok so now that i got the most confusing part completed, thinking hey things may get simpler from here but after mixing the eggs then the flour, it gets harder and harder to whisk! Cake making turns out to be a major workout and spent like 20 mins trying to get the right consistency. Grew some muscles as a result!
Tip from the non-expert when baking over the stove is to make sure you use a hard anodised wok, so temperature could go up to 300degrees. First like a convectional oven you would need to heat it for A good 10 minutes before placing your mix into the wok. Use a cake mould with a hole in the middle to speed up or even out the heat. Before placing your mix on the mould esp for chiffons, the vendor advised to wipe the butter all over the mould and tap some self-raising flour all over so cake could be removed easily when ready.
How do we know the cake is cooked? Simply by watching the water droplets that appears on the lid. Once the beads of water starts to drip, this means your cake is cooked! How amazing! And it worked!
First attempt: Pure butter cake
2nd attempt : orange butter cake
Heres the recipe
I must say the kitchen with its soft Lighting does make it look quite cosy and romantic! Haha
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