Fruit & Vanilla cake..eggless and easy to bake..

Fruit & Vanilla eggless cake

Vanilla. Something basic. But a bit fruity elevates the plain to another plane. 

Frustrated with the frequent and unannounced power cuts in the National Capital Region of India— it must be true of elsewhere in the country as well—I let go of my resolve to bake the conventional way --using eggs, a lot  of white butter (Managed to get good fresh white butter at Spencer’s in Pacific Mall, Kaushambi) and the good old Bajaj oven  preheated to 180 degrees, to bake for about 30 minutes, or till I am able to breathe the cake aroma .

So, it was back to the old faithful, tried and tested. Eggless, little butter and microwave . 

But instead of  MWing for 12 minutes, I  used the Combo mode throughout , where the gadget alternates between MW and grill modes. The general idea was to get a crust which is not possible with simple microwave baking.

The texture  and taste, as good as any. If I had not been impatient to cut it—after sprinkling a bit too much of icing sugar and a bit too little of  lemon rind—it would have looked…better

Simple, lovely Fruit and Vanilla cake

Here goes the recipe

All purpose flour (maida) –1 cup

Sugar- Half cup

Baking powder- Half a teaspoon

Cooking Soca- Half a teaspoon

Butter-4 tablespoons

Home made Yoghurt-1 cup

Vanilla essence—half a teaspoon

Broken walnuts, chopped orange peel, tootifrooti—Half a cup in all

Rind of one lime

Quick and Easy

The best thing about this cake is it is a ONE POT affair. Throw in everything into one big mixing bowl, stir till smoother—not more than two minutes really. Pour into a greased baking dish, and put it into a Microwave oven with combo mode for 15 minutes. You will get a nice golden crust— got impatient and sprinkled icing sugar without clicking a picture at this stage.

Let it  rest in the MW for ten minutes before taking it out. You can eat it plain, or dress it up. I justed sprinkled icing sugar and grated some rind off a small lemon.

The next step…take a knife and ... go for it.

Soft, melts in your mouth!