Cakes in the classic sense for modern people appeared on the shelves of confectionery shops only in the XVII century. This type of dessert existed earlier, but it was more like a pie than a cake.
Most likely, the popularization of cakes was influenced by technological progress. It was only with the appearance of refined sugar in the stores that it became possible to create lush cream and sponge
cakes
. The
French excelled in cake baking
.
It was from France that many basic cake recipes came.
We will tell you how you can prepare a simple sweet cake at home.
Ingredients for homemade cake:
- eggs – 3 pcs;
- strawberry jam – 8 tablespoons;
- vanilla sugar – 8 g;
- flour – 290 g;
- salt – a pinch;
- leavening agent – 15 g;
- sugar – 150 g;
- vanilla yogurt – 150 g;
- vegetable oil – 120 ml.
Preparation of homemade cake:
In a bowl with eggs pour vanilla and classic sugar, add salt and beat well with a mixer until a white mass. Pour vegetable oil to the whitened eggs, continue to beat the components until homogeneous.
Add vanilla yogurt to the egg mixture, beat until the component is completely dissolved in the egg mixture. Sift the flour into the egg mixture in batches, knead a liquid dough without lumps.
Place a part of the dough in a baking dish (28×19 cm), spread it evenly over the surface.
Spread 8 spoonfuls of strawberry jam on the dough
.
Using a fork, create a pattern of jam and dough. Fill the pattern with the second part of the dough. Similarly lay out the rest of the jam and make an uncomplicated pattern.
Bake the cake in the oven at 180 degrees for about half an hour.
After cooking, we recommend smearing the top of the cake with strawberry jam. You can use chocolate or coconut sprinkles to decorate the cake.
