Eggless Cake

I found this recipe in internet - madhu’s kitchen. I tried on Meghan’s birthday. It came out good, so adding content here for easy access.

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups all purpose flour
  • ¾ cup Sugar (use 1 cup sugar for a sweeter cake)
  • 1 cup plain thick yogurt ( not sour, at room temperature )
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 ¼ teaspoon Baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon Baking soda
  • 1 ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon Milk (to brush the cake)

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 F or 180 C. Grease an 8 or a 9″ round cake pan with oil and set a side. Sieve the flour and set a side.
  • In a large bowl add the yogurt and beat the yogurt with a whisk, removing any lumps. 
  • Add sugar and whisk till the sugar dissolves completely.
  • Add the baking powder and baking soda to the yogurt mixture and mix well.
  • Set a side for five minutes.  Do keep a timer. Don’t let the mixture sit for more than five minutes. You will see small bubbles on the surface of the mixture.
  • Add the vanilla extract and oil, mix well.
  • Add the sieved flour in three batches and gently fold the mixture until no lumps are seen.( I found that batter becomes too thick if you add all of the flour. So watch for consistency of batter and if it’s good, stop adding flour at that point)  
  • Pour the batter in the prepared pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes until a tooth pick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
  • Brush the top of the cake with milk, 10 minutes before the ending time to get a shiny glaze. 
  • Be cautious while doing this, the oven will be extremely hot. Would recommend using oven gloves.This step is completely optional , but will give a shinny gloss to the cake.
  • Cool the cake in the pan for 15 minutes and on the counter top for 15 minutes before serving.

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