INGREDIENTS:
All Purpose Flour - 1 cup
Sugar - 1/2 cup (Powdered)
Baking Powder - 1 teaspoon
Baking Soda - 1/2 teaspoon
Salt- a pinch
Whole milk - 1/2 cup
Sunflower oil - 1/4 cup
Vanilla Essence - 1.25 teaspoon
Lemon Juice - 1 teaspoon
METHOD:
1. Preheat the baking oven at 180 celsius for 10 minutes.
2. In a bowl, mix all purpose flour, powdered sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt . Mix them all without any lumps.
3. In a mixer, add milk, oil, vanilla essence and mix them well for 4 to 5 seconds. Mixer helps in mixing the ingredients without any lumps.
4. Now add the wet ingredients from mixer to the dry ingredients. Do not over mix. Just mix gently. Mixing too much will give a dense cake. Now add a teaspoon of lemon juice and mix gently.
5. Brush a 6 inch round cake pan with with oil and place baking paper. Pour the cake mixture into the pan and tap getnly to avoid any bubbles.
6. Bake at 180 degree cesius for 25 to 30 minutes. Every 10 minutes once, check with tooth pick to see how much is done. The outer layer of the cake should turn slightly gold in colour and you will get a nice aroma, once the cake is done completely . Also, the tooth pick should comeout clean without any wet batter on it.
7. Allow it cool down for 10 minutes . Then slice them to pieces. Store it in refrigerator and consume within 2 to 3 days.
