Hurray! A new cocoon for sharmispassions....Yes from blogspot, sharmispassions has moved to its own domain www.sharmispassions.com...It almost took 2 weeks for me to get convinced to go ahead with this name for .com....becos reading more about SEO (Search Engine Optimisaiton) confused me to opt for a change....I was with around 20 names to shortlist....but then finally I felt this name was my identity in this blog world and wanted it to remain the same :) so went ahead with it! This is the final post with 'blogspot' watermark :)
It was my long time thought to move to my own domain but something or the other took more priorities that stopped me from doing it.But I was particular not to delay further and this should happen in June as its a special month for me....yes my lil one is nearing her 1st bday on June 19th.... its even more special as she was born on my fathers bday....What more blessing can I ask out of life?!
And finally here I am with my dream come true :) Thanks to all my friends and readers for all ur encouragement and support....wishing for the same in future too!! Waiting to hear ur feedback or suggestions. The transition and redirections are not completely over....its in process but that doesnt affect anything on the front end...But do let me know if you have any problems!
Its celebration time with this yummy vanilla sponge cake....this is hubby's favorite. To be true I made this for his bday and it was lying in drafts for a long time....dusted it out for this celebration :) Okay now going on to the recipe:
Ingredients:
- Maida or APF - 200 gms
- Butter - 200 gms (at room temperature)
- Eggs - 2
- Powdered Sugar - 200 gms
- Vanilla extract - 2 tsp
- Salt - one pinch (optional)
- Baking powder - 1 tsp
Method:
- Sieve maida and baking powder twice and keep aside. This is for evenly mixing of baking powder with the flour.
- Beat the eggs till soft and fluffy with a blender or mixer. The egg should be almost doubled in size showing the frothy texture on top.I blended using the normal mixer till fluffy.
- Next, lightly beat butter and sugar together till nicely blended [The butter should be at room temperature before mixing it with sugar] Add the beaten eggs to this.
- Mix the egg butter sugar mixture well, add vanilla essence and mix well. Now add salt and mix well again.
- Gently add the flour little by little(may be in 2-3 parts) stirring continuously. Make sure no lumps are formed. I started first with a spatula but ended up with my hands for mixing :)
- Preheat the oven at 180 deg C for 10 mins. Meanwhile transfer the batter to a greased tray and bake it for 30-35 mins.
Needless to say the aroma and taste. The cake comes out so soft and moist!! This is the only piece of cake I could reserve to click and test for the next day :)
Hurray!! Congratulations girl! Transition seems to have happened perfectly well :)
ReplyDeleteCake looks moist and delicious, pass that plate to me!
Great going gal....cake looks yummy n so perfect...nice pics
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your spanking new space Sharmi; love it :-)
ReplyDeleteCongrats sharmi for the next level in blogging... the site looks great...
ReplyDeleteWow! Congrats Sharmi..The cake looks yummy..great picture..
ReplyDeleteWow! This is wonderful....Never expected these talents in you:)))..It would have been great if you could make it during the college days :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats!!! and it is wonderful to see the recipes and infact I am also trying :)
looks perfect even i do like cake but it should be without egg.I ll be gr8 ful if you could tell me eggless one method
ReplyDeleteCongrats sharmi.. The cake looks yummy and great clicks too..
ReplyDeleteCongrats Sharmi...the layout looks great. very fresh and welcoming. love this sponge recipe. thats my bro's fav cake and just baked some 2 weeks back. simple yet yummilicious
ReplyDeleteNice... Congrats... Lovely looking cake... YUM!
ReplyDeleteCongrats Sharmi for ur new space..Cake looks super spongy, vaalu kuttiku athukula 1yr aaga potha..keep rocking dear..
ReplyDeleteHats off dear.
ReplyDeleteMay many more success follows you..
cake looks absolutely mouth watering...Beautiful click.
Congrats Sharmi...cake looks gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteCake looks delish Sharmi and a big congrats to you..
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Kairali sisters
Congrats Sharmi...Cake looks delicious !!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on ur new space.. The cake looks moist and delicious...
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Sharmi.....Cake looks perfect and delicious.
ReplyDeleteCongrats Sharmi.Adv b'day wishes to the baby.Cake looks so delicious!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your new domain.... Cake looks spongy and moist.
ReplyDeleteCongrats sharmilee...my daughter's birthday falls on 18th :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on ur new space!! Admire you doing all this with a one year old, I know life can be extremely hectic:-)) Perfect sponge!!
ReplyDeleteGood for you, congratulations. I got my own domain too few months ago! :))
ReplyDeleteSponge cake looks yummy.
Congratulations Sharmi,
ReplyDeleteOn your new domain. Cake looks moist and yummy
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
Congrats on the new home :-) The Vanilla Sponge Cake looks so perfect n delicious!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations dear!!!!!
ReplyDeletecongrats sharmi...Vanilla cake looks so tempting...
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the new domain. I think youve made a great decision by sticking with your original idenity :)
ReplyDeleteHearty Congratulations! :) Happy for you Sharmi,way to go :) Cake looks very nice and cute doll too :)
ReplyDeletenice pics...will try this recipe for sure
ReplyDeleteThis is so simple and good. Congrats on the new domain name!
ReplyDeleteLove your 'new home':) I love your pics and the layout!THe sponge cake looks exotic
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your new domain, loved the new look and layout of your site.
ReplyDeleteThe cake looks moist and delicious, lovely pictures as usual:-)
CONGRADS Sharmi!!!
ReplyDeleteso you should host a treat for me.. okay??
and seeing the Butter and Egg's at your cake recipe surely tells that its a Celebration Cake!!
Good Luck on all your Ventures!!
Congratulations Sharmi on your own space and this new palce is just awesome. I am sure you will whip up lots of wonderful recipes, with beautiful pictures like you always have.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday in advance to the sweet kiddo and God bless.
Thanks everyone for ur support and encouragement!! And thanks for the wishes too...:)
ReplyDeleteCongrats Sharmi..Great news..!!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats!
ReplyDeletePerfect slice of cake to celebrate :)
perfect cake dear started following u,
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Celebration time indeed...Congrats to get your own domain and also Advance Happy Birthday to your little one.....cake looks so yum and perfect....
ReplyDeletei want to make this tonight, convinced from your pictures that even using 4 eggs would turn the cake into a spongy airy delish cake. wish me luck! i was looking for a less egg required recipe for sponge cake and found this. thanks!!!!
ReplyDeleteHi, I liked your blog, after seeing the vanilla cake i tried at ed to make it at once , had everything at home. Did exactly the same way God! what a wonderful CAKEEEEEEE .
ReplyDeletethanks
@Joy:Thanks a lot for trying and letting me knw...am glad u like it. This is another no fail recipe I got from my cousin....am sure u must have enjoyed till the last bite :)
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot for nice cake receipe....It turned up very very good...
ReplyDelete@Jai : Thanks for trying n letting me know...Am glad that u liked it!
ReplyDeleteHI sharmilee....I tried this cake..but the mixture became very thick to mix the flour...is it the same way?could u please show pictorial representation as in eggless cake? Thank you
ReplyDelete@Anon : Sure will post the stepwise when I make it next time...but my batter was also thick only slightly flowing consistency
ReplyDeleteHi Sharmilee, I am very impressed with this cake. But I need measurement in cups.. 200g is equivalent to 1.5cups is it?
ReplyDelete@Thava ; My 1 cup measures 250 ml which is actually 150 gms.
ReplyDeleteHi Sharmnilee..
ReplyDeleteI tried the cake .It turned out to be good.However When I was trying to remove it was not coming out,...and finally it broke
I tried this version of cake.. Yummy and perfect it was.. Thank you so much
ReplyDeletehi ur cake looks delicious..can i use cooking oil instead of butter if so wat is quantity.looking forward to ur reply
ReplyDelete@Anon : I have not tried any other substitute for butter may be you can give a try and see with oil :)
ReplyDeleteHi Sharmi,
ReplyDeleteI tried this cake. Just believe me it came out awesome.. more soft in texture than expected. very very tasty.. I am expecting a fresh cream cake recipe from you. please post it.
Thanks for your posts dear. You are doing a fantastic job.
Hey:) thanks for the recipe and the step by step instructions. I needed those !! Im sorry but i have a rather basic question: my manual says preheat the oven at 250 on toast mode for ten mins before using the oven every time. Your recipe called for preheating at 180 for 10 mins. So i preheated according to the manual then put the oven off for about 2 mins, and set the temp for 180. Once the oven light went off i put in the cake for baking. Was this ok?
ReplyDelete@Lisa: Even my OTG manual says to preheat at 250deg C for any recipe but I follow the same temperature which the recipe calls for...in this case it is 180 deg. You need not switch off the oven, just turn the nob to the required temperature before keeping the batter inside(if you follow ur manual instruction). Else just follow blindly to preheat always with the temperature the recipe calls for as I do...Hope this helps!
ReplyDeleteSharmilee, its incredibly generous of you to give out recipes and help! Yes, your reply was v helpful. I think i will just follow the recipe preheating requirements from now on. thank so much!!!!
ReplyDeleteAll the ingredients measuring 200gms means 1.25 cup each?
ReplyDelete@Vimala : No no each ingredient measures differently so here it is :
ReplyDeleteMaida - 1.5 cups
Sugar - 1 cup
Butter - 1 cup
Tried out this cake. But the batter was extremely thick so added almost a cup of milk. The taste wasn't bad but it was not evenly cooked. Does butter at room temp mean it has to come to the liquid state? Mine was semi solid when i mixed it with sugar.
ReplyDelete@Carine : At room temperature is just out of the fridge..Oh am not sure why it happenned. Try room temerature butter next time....
ReplyDeleteHello!
ReplyDeletecan we use salted butter or unsalted butter is to be used?
Thanks in advance!
Asha
@Ashu : It is unsalted butter
ReplyDeletethanks for a quick response, and for the measurements!!
ReplyDeletehi Sharmi, I tried this cake but dint come out well. Even after baking for 45min the cake was liquid inside . only the top had formed a think layer. i dont know wat mistake i did. i put half amount of butter and remaining half as oil. is that the reason ?
ReplyDelete@veena : Even after 45mins.....?! Please check the more and temperature of your oven....not really sure what went wrong.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this good recipe i did it as said in this procedure and cake really came out soo soft and texture was also too good.Thank thank you and please add some more cake varieties..its my request please.
ReplyDeleteI will surely update the pics when I make it next time but you can check my pound cake batter which is close to the consistency of this batter
DeletePls can u upload the final pic of the batter befre keepng in oven...since im baking fr the first tme it wuld be hlpful...thnx in advance....
ReplyDeleteHi Sharmi,
ReplyDeleteI tried making this cake today and it turned to be awesomeeeee :) Thanks for the recipe :D