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May 20 - 06

Simple egg cake

Sharing the cake recipes, that I have tried recently, was on my to-do list for a long time. I thought may be I can start with this cake. I have posted banana cake recipe a few days back, but this will be the first recipe anybody will give you, if you want to learn baking cakes).

I am successfully pursuing the baking art and its whole and sole credit should go to my Pachi(Aayi’s sister). When I was a kid, many times I observed her baking some delicious cakes. I always wondered, ‘How she manages to do that? Only professional bakers are supposed to do that!!! Its such a big procedure’. I never thought one day I would bake cakes!!. I never even tried to ask her about the recipe.

Then when we got our first oven, Pachi gave me this recipe. I prepared it and it was so good and it was so easy :D. Still this cake is on my favorite list.

Ingredients:
1 cup butter
1 and 1/4 cups sugar
1 and 1/2 cups maida or All purpose flour
1 tea spn baking powder
4 eggs
1 tea spn vanilla essence/extract

Method:
Preheat the oven at 350F for 10min.
Sieve together flour and powder. Keep it aside.
Beat sugar in butter till it becomes a smooth paste. Then add one egg at a time beating it all the time. Add essence and mix.
Add flour 1 tbl spoon at a time mixing slowly.
Grease an oven safe dish with butter. Then sprinkle some flour on it and spread the flour. Now pour the cake mixture into this dish and bake the cake for around 40min at 350F (or till a knife inserted in the cake comes out clean).

Serves : 4
Preparation time : 1hr

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129 Responses to “Simple egg cake”

  1. 1
    Lera Says:

    wow, shilpa, this simple cake looks so fresh & yummmm!

  2. 2
    vineela krishna Says:

    Hi,
    Yummy.i do prepare in same way.
    The outer layer of cook looks golden brown and i think it is very soft .Good Shilpa,i LIKE YOR CAKE.

  3. 3
    vineela krishna Says:

    Hi Shilpa,
    I will try your capsicum fry.
    vineela

  4. 4
    Suma Says:

    hi Shilpa,

    thats a nice & simple cake, i make it the same way too. Just one request..can you post recipe of brinjal curry dharwad style if possible, i tasted it back in India & it was mouth watering!!

  5. 5
    shilpa Says:

    Suma, I think you are asking for “Ennegayi”. I will post it soon. (Just have to wait till I get those small brinjals, may be I can go to market on weekend to get it).

  6. 6
    Suma Says:

    Hey shilpa….thats right!! its exactly what it is called…i had almost forgotten the name. Thanks for reminding and will eagerly wait for your recipe.

  7. 7
    Puspha Says:

    The cake looks very soft & fluffy. Bet it tastes yummy too. Well done to u.

  8. 8
    Sheeba J Says:

    Hi

    Looks good, Can u pls tell, What kind of a pan did u use, coz that shape looks so good

  9. 9
    Shilpa Says:

    Thanks Pushpa. Now I am sure it is good, a comment from baking queen herself is a big compliment :). Thanks.
    Sheeba, Thanks for your comment. I used the normal pyrex bakeware(1.9 L round one).

  10. 10
    RADHA Says:

    hi Shilpa,

    yesterday was my engagement day, It be 7 years now I wanted to do something nice and simple and tried your cake recipe. It was simply superb, I am glad that my family liked it.
    Thank you so much for sharing.

    Radha.

  11. 11
    Reena Says:

    hey Shilpa
    i was looking for this cake recipe .. n u know what i am trying this recipe now !!! please wish me luck ..

  12. 12
    Reena Says:

    yeah n one more thing i forgot to say .. THANKS FOR THIS RECIPE

  13. 13
    Shilpa Says:

    Radha, Reena thanks a lot for the words :). Reena all the best :D

  14. 14
    Sarika Says:

    hey shilpa me was also looking for the simple egg cake.i will try it.thnx for sharing

  15. 15
    aruna pai Says:

    Shilpa… I made this cake today. So simple and tasty. It came out very well. Thanks a lot to you and pachi for such a wonderful recipe.

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    Liz Says:

    hi Shilpa,
    Thannks for this simple recipe.it’s gr8..but kindly help me….i tried banana carrot cake ..it all spilled out…please help me out…i have an oven which is set on percentages like 0%, 20%…..100%…no temperature setting….whenever i try baking a cake..it turns out to be messy…..kindly guide me to bake a cake…………

  17. 17
    Shilpa Says:

    Thanks Aruna.
    Liz, Spilled out? may be you used a small vessel. Usually when I bake cakes I make sure to fill the vessel only till half (use a bigger vessel if you have more dough). About the settings, you need to do trial and error. Set to 80% (I am just guessing) and keep checking the cake every 10mins or so. I hope you get good cake next time (if you have any more doubts, please mail me and I will be happy to help you. My email address is at the top).

  18. 18
    Liz Says:

    Hi Shilpa,
    Thanks for your quick reply….i have noted ur email id….
    i will try as u say and get back to u…..

  19. 19
    Nandita Pai Says:

    hi shilpha ,i tried ur cake today….But instead of the sugar i had added the splenda….I dont know whether i over cooked it or not , but i had cooked it for 40 mts, the cake came out crisper…..It had brown crust on the both the sides….Can u kindly tell me what went wrong??

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    Shilpa Says:

    Nandita, please follow the instructions I gave to Liz in above comment. As the ovens differ, atleast for first few times, you should be very careful. Also use the middle rack for baking the cake.

  21. 21
    Nandita Pai Says:

    thanks a lot shilpha…Anyways i had used the middle rack for baking…….Just wanted to ask u whether it make major change in the softness when u use sugar and the sweetner ……Will try it out next time

  22. 22
    Aruna Says:

    As i do not like the smell of eggs here in US, i used 3 eggs and 1/4 spoon baking soda. It came out exactly like the way i baked before and also the good thing was i did not get the smell of eggs.

  23. 23
    Praveena Says:

    Hi Shilpa,
    I am new to your blog (to cooking also). Tomorrow is my hubby’s birth day. So, I prepared a cake following your recipe. It came out really great. Thanks alot for the simple recipe.

  24. 24
    Sujatha Says:

    Wow Shilpa!
    Excellent! Amazing! are words too small for the recipe. Too good.Continue the good work.

    Cheers
    Su

  25. 25
    Sm Says:

    Hi shilpa,

    Your cake recipe looks good and simple. Am not good at baking cakes. Have tried out few times and the result has not been very impressive. I seemed to something wrong . Just one quick dumb question, butter should be softened /melted ?

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    swati Says:

    hello shilpa,

    thnx for the recipe…just wanted to ask can we do icing on this cake,,and if yes can u plz tell hw is it done??

  27. 27
    Deepika Says:

    hi shilpa,

    I was too impressed to see all different kinds of receipies posted here by u…
    i would really like to know how to prepare a simple cake without oven as i dont have one….plssss…thanks

  28. 28
    Srilakshmi Says:

    Thanks a lot for this recipe. I will definetly do this and let u know.

  29. 29
    Swarna Says:

    Hi,
    Tried this cake yesterday.It came out too good.The batter was too thick unlike other cakes I have prepared(this is my third) so there was no need to worry about bubbles in the batter!It wasnt even dropping consistency!Do you get thick batter too?Do reply.But cake turned out perfect.This is a recipe to keep for me!Thanx.

  30. 30
    Shilpa Says:

    Swarna, I think this cake batter is a bit thicker(I am confused as I bake so many different cakes). But I think, if it came out well, the consistency does not matter. I can tell for sure the measurements I have given above are the exact ones that I use. I have baked it so many times and it was always a hit.

  31. 31
    shobana Says:

    thanks for the wonderful simple egg cake.

  32. 32
    ace083 Says:

    http://sweet-delicacy.blogspot.com/

    try these recipes too… they r easy and turn out great! :)

  33. 33
    Nayak Mayi Says:

    Thanks for recipe. Tastes great, tried today.

  34. 34
    Zen Says:

    hey shilpa, wanna try this cake. I have oven but i donno what kind of container do i use for baking a cake? also, my oven goes till 250degree only… what do i do? can i bake a cake without using vanilla extract or any flavour?

  35. 35
    Shilpa Says:

    Zen, use any normal oven proof dish. I think your oven temperature is given in Celsius and I have mentioned Fahrenheit here. So you can keep your temperature at around 175. I don’t think it would taste good without any flavor. I would suggest to use vanilla.

  36. 36
    janaki Says:

    Hi Shilpa

    Thanks a lot…i tried cake for the first time and it came out well….:)

  37. 37
    divya Says:

    Hi shilpa,

    Can i add cocoa powder to this cake.

  38. 38
    Shilpa Says:

    Divya, I never tried adding cocoa powder to this cake. Sorry.

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    Sridevi Says:

    Hi Shilpa..

    That was a good recipe.I am new to the cake preparation.Have some doubts.

    The color of the cake was dark brown both the texture and inside.I used baking soda instead of baking powder.Will that be the reason?
    Also,can i reduce the quantity of the egg?is it possible?

    And finally a request..could you put a soft carrot cake recipe…i enjoy the way you narrate the steps…easy and quick for begineers like me!!:)

    Once again thanks for the lovely recipe made simple yet yummy!!!

    Regards,
    Sridevi

  40. 40
    Shilpa Says:

    Sridevi, Did the cake get burnt? Baking soda/powder does not make them dark brown. I am not sure what went wrong.

    Decreasing the egg might not be a good idea. It might make the cake hard and soggy. You can give it a try by baking a small cake.

    There are two carrot cake recipes on the site. Please check out the cake section under “Main Menu”.

  41. 41
    Sridevi Says:

    Thanks Shilpa for the quick repsonse.
    No the cake was good…did not burnt but was confused since it was not that golden brown color in the top and yellowish white inside.So thought of asking you.

    Yeah i got the carrot cake recipe in the site.

    Could you tell me what are the additional accessories needed for giving icing.I wish you bake the carrot cake and give it a cream coating.Is this possible?

    Regards,
    Sridevi

  42. 42
    Shilpa Says:

    Sridevi, If you want to decorate the cake well, you will require a lot of different accessories. Each decoration requires different tip. It is okay to put buttercream or simple vanilla icing on carrot cake, it tastes good.

  43. 43
    Sarah Says:

    Hey, Shilpa, I don’t know what kind of butter to use for the cakes. Everytime I bake one, it turns very hard and sometimes get burnt.

  44. 44
    Shilpa Says:

    Sarah, did you try this recipe? I think getting burnt or hard may not be the problem of butter. You can use any normal butter for this.

  45. 45
    Nayak Mayi Says:

    Hi Shilpa,

    Just curious to know, should i soften the butter before beating it with sugar for any cake recipe? or can i directly use it after taking it out from fridge? should i measure it before or after softening?just wondering if it makes any difference.

  46. 46
    Shilpa Says:

    Nayak mayi, you can keep the butter outside for about 2hrs before using, or else, you can microwave it for 50secs. If it is soft, you can easily mix it with sugar, otherwise it is too difficult. If you are using the store bought butter, they have measurements written on it (usually one stick is 1/2 cup). So you can use it directly.

  47. 47
    Gauri Says:

    hi shilpa
    i read yr recipe for cake. i m just the biginner so i m afraid to try the cake . but since i love it very much i cant stop trying it. i tried doing cake for three times but they super flop. pls send me the simplest way to prepare eggless cake with much smaller quantity. i will be very thankful to you and will be waiting for your reply

  48. 48
    Shilpa Says:

    Gauri, Did you try this recipe or something else? I bake this cake almost every week now, so I am not sure what went wrong when you tried. There is a date cake recipe on the site which you can check out and try. If you want less quantity, you can proportionately decrease the quantity of all the ingredients.

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    inder from canada Says:

    HI SHILPA:
    UR SITE IS WONDERFUL.AFTER A LONG SEARCH I FIND THIS SIMPLE AND USEFUL SITE.WISH U A GOOD LUCK.

  50. 50
    Fio Says:

    Egg cake was fabulous. I baked for the first time. everybody appreciated the cake. I have a question can we minimise the sugar quantity given? if we minimise the sugar quantity will the cake taste in the same manner. Thank you Shilpa for the recipe

    Shilpa: Fio, if you decrease the sugar, cake will not be that sweet. I like so much sugar in it because this cake is mildly sweet and I would not want to decrease the sweetness. You can give it a try if you felt it is too sweet.

  51. 51
    Geetha Says:

    Thanks for the receipe Shilpa. I baked this for my hubby’s birthday and he loved it :) I guess you missed to write when essence should be added. I added it after beating eggs. Hope that was right.

    Shilpa: Thanks Geetha. I have updated the post

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    Leena Udhayakumar Says:

    I tried this cake for the first and it was a super duper hit. Everyone loved it at home. Have a query - can I reduce the eggs to 3? Also while baking, the cake cracks open on top what do I do to prevent this?

    Shilpa: If you decrease eggs, the cake might not become so pluffy. I am sorry, I don’t know the procedure to stop the cracks on the cake.

  53. 53
    Uma Says:

    Hi Shilpa,

    I am new to this site. I am new to cooking an o microware oven also.

    I tired this egg cake and it got burnt. There is no temperature settigs in my oven, I preheated it for 4 mins and then kept the cake mixture in the oven and set the minutes to 20 minutes. what is the time limit for cookking. It got burnt even before 10 mins.

    Shilpa: Uma, I think the temperature in your oven was too high. Please find out in the oven manual about oven temperature adjustments.

  54. 54
    sonum Says:

    Hi Shilpa

    I’m new to oven using, may i need to put lid to the dish when we baking the cake..

    Shilpa: No Sonum, you should not put lid on the baking dish.

  55. 55
    sonum Says:

    Shilpa,

    I tried it, it was so excellent. And I tried yours Sabudana khichdi..that was also Superb…. Thanks alot

  56. 56
    sirisha Says:

    Hi i’m new to blogs and i liked few of ur recipes…i tried ur simple egg cake receipe it came out well but it was n’t really that moist and it smelled a lot like egg …how do i get rid of that smell and how can i make the cake have more moisture in it..thx

    Shilpa: Sirisha, I am not sure how to make it more moist. The cake recipes are usually like mathematical equations, need to follow exactly, which I have done here. This is a bit dry cake. Since it is a egg cake, it has a slight eggy taste. May be you can increase the vanilla extract amount to reduce the taste.

  57. 57
    Pratibha Says:

    I have read it somewhere, to get rid of egg smell in cakes use 1 tbl spoon of honey in the batter. Sirisha, you may want to try honey next time.

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    kutti Says:

    Hi shilpa,

    i am new to ur blog.
    just now started learning cooking
    ur receipes are awesome…
    going to try ur cake..
    u r doing a gr8 job
    keep going

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    PURNIMA Says:

    Shilpa,
    I tried this cake, it came out very well..i too added baking soda to it. The outer layer was crispy the inner part soft,melted in mouth. Cake got over in minutes!!
    TKS A TON …THIS SURE IS THE BEST CAKE!

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    Metella Says:

    Hi Shilpa
    Could you please tell me which brand of butter is most suitable because i m scared if i use amul butter then the cake might taste salty.

    Shilpa: Any unsalted butter is fine. I use whatever I get in grocery store. But have to make sure it is unsalted.

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    Metella Says:

    keep up the goodie good work

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    Fio Says:

    Metella you can use amul butter. i used it. it compensates with the sugar added.

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    viji Says:

    HI Shilpa,
    I am gonna try this cake but with whole wheat flour. Is there any advice you can give me in it?

    Shilpa: Sorry, I haven’t tried with wheat flour.

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    viji Says:

    HI Shilpa,
    Cake is in progress. Let me update you once its done. As well, I had only Baking soda not Baking powder.

  65. 65
    viji Says:

    Shilpa,
    The cake turned out so good. i am waiting for my husband to return. i want to surprise him.

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    Anita Says:

    Hi Shilpa,

    Yesterday was my Son’s B’day.
    I tried this cake & it came out excellent.

    I am not a very good cook.
    But whenever I need to try out something good. I pick up receipe from your site.

    Thanks a lot for all your postings & your site..

    I will appreciate if post Soups as they are made in Hotels.

    Anita
    Thanks…

  67. 67
    Deepa Says:

    Hi,

    If possible please post receipe for Sona Papdi. I just love it.

    Regards,
    Deepa

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    Preeti Says:

    Hi Shilpa,

    This looks like a very good recipe but recently my Oven has blown up and my husband’s bday is nearing.

    Can you suggest a recipe that i could use thru steaming or an alternate way?

    Shilpa: Sorry Preeti, I have no idea how to bake it without oven.

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    linu Says:

    hi ,
    I love your site. u have done a really good job. keep it up. have to try this receipe. will let you know the results

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    Aisha Says:

    Hi Shilpa,

    Just wanted to let you know & thank you for this sweet / simple recipe. I tried your recipe a few weeks ago and it came out delicious. I just reduced the amount of sugar to 1cup and it was just awesome. I’ll make this cake again for my 1 yr. old daughter, she loved it, too.

    Happy cooking / baking,
    Aisha

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    priya Says:

    hi shilpa this cake recipe is very good and easy to make

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    Meenal Says:

    Hi Shipa,

    I tried this cake yestrday evng,n it came out really well.The cake tastes gr8 n luks amazing..it rose well n hs become fluffy also..!.my hubby loved it.
    This is an acheivement 4me in baking…. thnks to u..ofcourse..!
    N hey,i was lil woried reg the taste at begining,coz i tried d cake with salted butter;..but d taste of d cake is not salty at all.its jst perfect..
    Thnks agn 4d simple n gr8 recipie.il try n bake this cake agn somtime adding som fruit pulp n dry fruits….n let u kno abt same.

    Thnks n regards,
    Meenal.

  73. 73
    sailu Says:

    Hi shilpa,
    I have a Question , for this cake can we use pineapple essence instead of vanilla essence?please give me reply,
    Thank you in advance.

    Shilpa: Yes I think it would be fine. It will taste like pineapple instead of vanilla.

  74. 74
    PR Says:

    I am a collge student n am planning to bake a simple cake for my friend’s birthday.So some basic queries…
    1.Preheat t oven??
    2.Butter melted??
    3.Sugar castor or normal?
    4.How to add chocolate flavoring

    Shilpa: Find my answers below
    1) If I understand your question correctly, you are asking what is preheating oven?. If yes, it means heating the oven before keeping the cake dough in it for baking. It is usually done because, oven takes a long time to come to correct temperature. So it is preheated to make sure it is at right temperature when you start baking.
    2) Butter at room temperature so that it can be mixed with other ingredients easily
    3) Normal sugar
    4) It is not proper to just add something to make it chocolate cake. It might not come out well. So use some chocolate cake recipe like eggless chocolate cake or fudge cake with chocolate topping

  75. 75
    Lavanya Says:

    Hi Shilpa,
    I have been waiting to make cakes… i am new to baking.. I bought oven safe cake pan and baking powder yesterday…
    Now in your recipe I have all the ingredients except the essence flavor. But i do have pineapple fruit. Is it a good idea to add few drops of pineapple juice instead of the essence???

    Now i m stuck because of this.Help !!!

    Shilpa: Pineapple essence would be more concentrated and would have a strong flavour compared to few drops of pineapple. So my advice would be to either buy any essence or pick up a pineapple cake (I don’t have it on this blog, but you can google for it)

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    Lavanya Says:

    oh thanks for your immediate response…

    today i m in a good mood to bake… let me try to bake small quantity using 1/2 the measurments of each one without the essence…and let me test out how good is my oven…may be the next time i ll pick up the essence extract…

    Shilpa: Lavanya, keep in mind, the cake would smell of eggs if you don’t use any essence in it. So don’t get disappointed….

  77. 77
    Lavanya Says:

    ohk let me buy the essence today… :( i have to wait till my hubby returns

    Now Let me try some eggless baking recipes…

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    Smitha Rackesh Says:

    Hi Shilpa,
    Thanks for the simple and wonderful cake recipe.
    I have one quick question Shilpa,can i use crisco shortening instead of unsalted butter?

    Regards
    Smitha

    Shilpa: Yes Smitha, you can use.

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    Dilpreet Says:

    Hi,

    I tried to bake cake in my new oven yesterday but it was total flop and after that I tried looking for some recipes and ways of baking cake in microwave oven and found your website.
    Though your recipe and time of cooking is very simple and explanative but before trying my hands once again I would like to ask should i use the convection option or microwave option to bake the cake? Yesterday I microwave the dough for 15 mins and it got burnt from inside.

    Shilpa: You should use convention option.

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    Sai Says:

    Hello Shilpa,

    I was searching for some recipes in google and hit upon ur site.. I liked ur ways of explaining and the response u give to all viewers. I have the same problm like Dilpreet, I too have a LG convention model Microwave. Can u tell me when shld i preset the microwave, in mine oven i get only upto 180 degrees.. Is this ok. After preset is over i place the dish with cake into it and now how much time shld i set it for.. b’coz last time i made this recipe, even after 30 mins the cake was unbaked inside and so i set it for another 10 mins… later the dish came out to be a biscuit then a cake.

    Plz tell the procedures to use the microwave for baking and grilling too.

    thanks
    Sai

    Shilpa: Sai, I think your oven is in centigrades. I have mentioned the temperature in F. So convert it accordingly. You should keep your microwave on baking option while baking the cakes. For more instructions, you need to read your instruction manual that comes with microwave. I have not used LG conventional microwave oven anytime.

  81. 81
    Reena Says:

    Hi Shilpa,

    I am a regular at your site and I love the recipes posted by you.

    I recently tried this cake with the exact proportions specified by you, and it turned out great!!! :)
    The only difference was, I prepared it in a microwave. I kept the cake in it for 7 min and let it stand in the microwave for 10 min. Though I did not get the brown crust on top, but tastewise it was good. Thanks for sharing such wonderful recipes with us.

    I also have some query, do we need to melt the butter before using and is eating soda and baking soda the same.

    Shilpa: Butter should be at room temperature. Do not melt it. I think both eating soda and baking soda are same, not sure though

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    Reena K Says:

    Thanks shilpa.

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    Anisha Says:

    hey lady…

    i tried out this cake(had never baked a cake before)and it came out so well..loved it sooooooooooo very much..than fr sharing the recipe specially fr beginners like me..:)

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    sarvani Says:

    Hi shilpa,
    i tried your cake,it came out very good.
    can i put this cake as cup cakes??i mean in cup cake pan??please tell me.

    Shilpa: Yes Sarvani, you can make these in any kind of oven proof. Pan does not make any difference

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    R.Kuruvi Says:

    I’m going to try this receipe now. Please tell what is “Pre heating”. Whether I should do preheat with food in the oven or without.

    regards,

    R.Kuruvi

    Shilpa: Preheat meaning heating the oven without any food in it. It is mainly done to bring the oven to right temperature before keeping the food.

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    Sibi Says:

    I tried to bake chocolate cake yesterday in the microwave oven. But the top most layer of the cake (thin layer) turned to be crispy. But my mom cooks in the oven (not microwave) but it comes out well. Was this due to difference in temp settings. or the consistency of cake don’t know.

    the chocolate cake ratio was 4:3:2:1
    four eggs
    three cups flour
    two cups sugar
    one cup butter
    and four level teaspoon of baking soda
    and four level teaspoon of cocoa powder

    please give some suggestions

    Shilpa: Is this tried and tested recipe Sibi?? because to me, 4 tea spns baking soda for 3 cups flour looks too much. I think you should have baked for less time, I have heard that in microwave cake bakes much faster.

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    viji Says:

    I TRIED UR SIMPLE CAKE BUT I HAD A PROBLEM, MY CAKE WHEN PUT IN THE OVEN DID RISE BUT AGAIN SETTLED DOWN AND I NEED SOME SUGGESTIONS ABOUT THIS AND ALSO MY CAKE BECOMES A BIT HARD AND NOT SOFT. SHOULD WE COVER THE CAKE WHEN IT IS BEING COOKED AND DO WE NEED TO USE COMBO WHEN BAKING A CAKE AS I JUST BAKE THE CAKE IN A TUPPERWEAR FOR 40 MIN AT 350F COULD U EXPLAIN

    Shilpa: Viji, this cake is quite dense, not very soft because of all fruits in it. May be next time, take it out at 30mins and check. You should not close the oven while baking. I am not sure if tupperware is oven safe, check it out before using it again in oven (I know it is microwave safe, but not sure about oven).

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    Deepa Says:

    Hi,
    “Happy New Year !”
    You said to Sieve together flour and powder. Keep it aside.”How many hours i have to keep it for Fermentation ?”
    “Can i open oven and check while baking?”.

    I will try your Recipe tomarrow itself.
    Please reply soon…..

    Shilpa: Deepa, Sieving is done to aerate the flour and remove any lumps in it. (Sieve - Separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements). Its sieved and used when the liquid ingredients are ready.
    Usually when you open the oven again and again, cool air gets into it and due to this many times the cake sinks. (I used to check by opening it in initial days of my baking, I came to know about this sinking cake recently). So I would advise not to open it for atleast 20mins.

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    Sasi Says:

    Hi Shilpa,
    When ever I see a cake recipe Iam excited but the problem is my microwave has no option for pre heating . It has % like 10,20..Upto 100% + Grill mode . Idont understand how to mange
    Kindly Help me Plz………

    Shilpa: Sorry, I don’t know. Check out microwave user manual.

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    manjula Says:

    Hi shilpa,

    Have some queries running in mind .Can you pls guide over these.
    1. Which is better for making cakes -either microwave oven or OTG .
    2. I have samsung microwave oven.I had once tried to prepare cake and it became charcoal.so never experimented again.
    3. In ur preparation u mention ” Preheat the oven to 340F for 10 mins ….I could not understand ..can u explain me.

    Shilpa: Manjula, I prefer OTG for baking. But some of my readers said they tried it microwave. I think in microwave the cake bakes very fast, so you have to take out very early (again…I have never tried in microwave, so I am not sure if both give same results).
    Preheating means, before keeping anything in oven, its heated at the said temperature. This is done to bring the oven to right temperature before keeping the cake for baking.

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    S S Says:

    Tried this recipe, turned out a huge hit, i had baked a cake for the first time.

    Thanks Shilpa!!

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    Munni Says:

    Hey Shilpa,

    I’m a bit late in posting this comment, tried this recipe for New Year’s eve. I needed something quick & easy due to lack of time.
    It just turned out delicious, was a hit with kids & hubby. Thanks dear.

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    sk Says:

    I tried this cake yesterday for my hubby’s birthday.It turned out perfect.Thanks for the great recipe..

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    Archana Says:

    Hi Shilpa,

    Thanks!the cake recipe is simply fab. Actually i used to make cake with a similar kinda recipe in past but last few times i messed up the proportion.So stopped trying it, but when i saw this it was definitely worth a try.

    P.S. I used Canola oil instead of butter in same proportion as u have said, but the cake seems to be a bit dry, tasty though.Will appreciate ur response.

    Thanks ,once again.

    Shilpa: Sorry Archana. I haven’t tried this cake with any oil.

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    Nancy Says:

    Should the oven be preheated without placing any microwave safe utensils (rack, plate etc.) and should the food be placed within 10 mins after the desire temperature is reached? Please suggest.

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    Dhara Says:

    hi ,
    i want to try the recipe of simple egg cake. how do i cook the cake in convection microwave?

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    Dhara Says:

    hi
    i want to try the simple egg cake but how do i bake in the convection microwave?

    Shilpa: Dhara, I haven’t tried this in microwave. But few of my readers said they tried. You can also try, make sure to take it out of microwave in 5mins or so and check (I remember someone saying it bakes very fast in microwave).

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    smitha Says:

    Hi Shilpa,

    I am new to your website. Last week I was browsing for methi paratha suddenly the name caught my attention -aayi ( i think it means mother atleast in marathi). And immediately i tried methi paratha and this cake as my son and husband love to eat something in the evenings and weekends. This was really good. I also tried your coorg style chicken as my husband loves variety. That was also very good. Most of them are simple recipes and delicious. Thank you again to you and your pachi.

    Shilpa: Smitha, aayi means mother in Konkani also. This blog is dedicated to my mom and all mom’s in general. I started it to share my mom’s recipes and now I include many more that I learn. Good to know you enjoy the recipes

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    Radhika Says:

    Hi
    Its a very good thing to learn bakery items. Thank you so much. This type of sites are very helpful for every woman especially who don’t know cooking

    Bye
    have a nice day
    Radhika

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    Neeta Says:

    Cake looks fabulous…

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    deepali Says:

    this receipe is amazing. I tried this receipe and I could make such a soft and tasty cake with your help. thank you so much. you are doing a great job

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    Varsha Says:

    Hi akka…trying this today.
    BTW whats the difference between baking soda and baking powder. I just have powder.

    Shilpa: Varsha, baking powder is baking soda + some more ingredients. I have noticed that baking powder makes the cakes more dry. I also noticed, when baking powder is used, it is added in more quantity than baking powder. I am yet to understand when to use what and how they work :(. I will try to understand when to use what and will update.

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    Bebu Says:

    Hi,

    Can you please tell me how i can bake the same cake in a microwave

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    hari Says:

    hi shilpa,

    i tried this cake many times in different manners(recipes) . At last this came out well .. but it was not so soft as in ur pic. i used bak. soda .. tell me what i can do for more softness……. thanks

    Shilpa: Hari, what do you mean by different recipes? Since it is a cake recipe, you are not supposed to change it. It needs to be followed exactly.

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    hari Says:

    Hi Shilpa,

    i should do in this process only ……. i started with eggs then added sugar then butter then flour … is this wrong
    Thats y i didnot get soft i think … is it so?
    plz advice me ….. thanks shilpa

    Shilpa: Yes Hari. Thats a wrong sequence. The butter does not get mixed properly if you add it in that sequence. Please follow the recipe EXACTLY.

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    Varsha Says:

    Hi akka
    My cake turned out soft,tasty and fluffy but I managed to burn the crust. I had to peel it off to eat the cake. The cake was done in 10 mins only. Could it be because I used half the quantity you mentioned? Also my oven is an old GE one which is very small. My cake tin (rather it looks like a bread loaf tin) occupies almost all of the oven. Could that be the reason the cake got cooked rather fast?

    I tried the moist chocolate cake. But it was a big disaster. There too I managed to burn the crust. But the inside did not rise at all…..There since I didn’t have vinegar I was “smart” to replace vinegar plus soda by baking powder since it has acid as well as base (nerdy, heh heh heh).

    Also can we try using whole wheat flour in cake since its healthier than maida? What difference would it make to the cake in terms of softness, taste etc?

    Shilpa: Varsha, I remember I had a small oven in India and 50% of the times, I used to burn the cake :(. I think it is because of the small size of the oven and also the temperature adjustments. Try keeping it on a lower temperature next time. Usually cakes are baked in middle racks so that it gets even baking. In your oven check for any settings which gives even baking (mine had two different coils. Top one and bottom one which had individual settings). Some of my readers have tried these cakes with wheat flour and they say it comes out well. I am yet to try it. So far I have made only one cake with wheat flour and it was good.

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    Baljeet Says:

    Hi shilpa ..your cake looks yummy …one cup butter ???how do i measure that ?thanks

    Shilpa: Baljeet, measuring cups are available in markets. Please buy them. Or else, you can use the butter sticks, the measurements are usually written on them.

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    Nalina Says:

    Hi Shilpa,

    I tried your simple egg cake, it was really yummy
    we enjoyed it very much. I would try your cake recipes too.

    Thanks,
    Nalina.

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    smitha Says:

    hello shilpa
    i got a microwave oven with grill can u please tell me can we bake a cake in it? for what time it should be prheated and all….

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    Vaishali Says:

    This recipe makes cake baking sound so easy. M sure to try out this one very soon. Thanx : )

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    divya Says:

    can you please tell me in which mode to use the microwave? convection/ grill/microwave?

    Shilpa: Convention.

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    Kishore Says:

    Hi,

    I am new microwave oven user. I don’t know how to use the equipment for making your recipe. If I put cake mould (aluminium in my case) on glass turn table, is it OK? or should I use glass bowl to bake the cake in oven/ Please, nobody is able to give me proper answer. Can you help me out?

    Thanks
    Kishore

    Shilpa: Kishore, please check the microwave manual before using it. If your cake pan is “microwave safe” you can use it. But if it is not(I don’t think aluminum pans are microwave safe), do not use them. Please remember, any glass pan would not work. You have to look for “microwave safe”.

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    Kishore Says:

    Hi Shilpa,

    Thanks for your immediate response. I will search for microwave safe cake pan and will try to bake the cake (of course, your recipe). I am still looking your site only after submitting my earlier request to you. I am surprised. How did you make it to put all these things in your site. Amazing. Very useful to other. I am going to recommend your site to my friends. Thanks once again

    Regds,
    Kishore

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    Jyoti Says:

    this is a nice & simple cake recipe, i make it the same way too. Could i know the details about how to bake a good cake in OTG and i wanna know the temperature adjustments of OTG for baking

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    Kiran Says:

    Hi Shilpa,
    I tried out the cake today, it turned out well ! Thanks. However - The center part of the cake did not get cooked. I used a convection oven, i placed the pan with batter on the glass base since the stand that came with the oven was too high and I could not see the cake baking thru. the transperant door when placed on this stand :-( Guess, thats where I went wrong… any suggestions anyone???

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    Tiffany Says:

    Can you suggest the temperture and time to bake it, if I have a small oven ?

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    Apurva Says:

    Hi Shilpa ,
    So yummy … !
    Thank u dear for sharing such nice cake recipe .

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    sushilla Says:

    Hi, how are you? Tks for your receipe. I tried , it good. Pls send me some easy cake receipes. Tk cr.

    Bye.

    sushilla

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    smita Says:

    Hi,

    I tried baking a cake for the first time, after lot of search on cake recipe, i found your recipe to be very simple and great.

    I tried this for the first time, and it was a hit, iam so happy, the cake was delicious and my hubby my collegues liked it a lot.

    Thanks for this.

    Smita

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    roshan Says:

    Can u pls send me the recipe for Kastoori Kabab ( A Kabab I tasted at a restaurant Gazebo.Its really nice ..Can u post the recipe and Recipe for Phirni also ..Thanks in advance

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    manjula Says:

    Hi,

    I have brought OTG . Want to prepare the cake .can you please guide me the kind of vessel that i need to buy to bake cake .I stay in Bangalore.

    Shilpa: Oven proof dishes are available in many stores in Bangalore. Please buy anyone suitable for you.

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    Manju Says:

    hii shilpa
    i made this cake today but it was a disaster :( don’t know why. I used the same proportion. My oven temp is in Celsius. I kept it on 130degree. Is the right temp? please guide me.

    Thanks in advance

    Shilpa: Manju, please explain what you mean by disaster

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    Manju Says:

    Hi Shilpa

    Thanks for a quick reply. I am new to baking. I kept the cake in oven on 130 degree Celsius temp for 40min. But i could not see the brown col. on top and I checked with the knife it was still like the mixture. so i kept it for 15 min more. And then there was a brown col. layer on top and it was crispy and the botton was like a custard. Please help. I don’t want to give up. I am planing to bake again tom.

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    smita Says:

    Hi Shilpa,

    I tried this cake earlier turned out fantastic, wanted to know can i add some tutifruit, cherry and orange marmalade, if yes then pls let me know the propotions to be used.

    Smita

    Shilpa: I have no idea Smitha. Sorry.

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    Aruna Says:

    For Manju

    I have baked this cake the maximum times. You need to keep your OTG at 180c to get the right results for abt 45 to 48 min. Check the cake after abt 40 min using a tester.

    For Smitha

    I have added tutti fruity, on many occation. At present i am not able to find tutti fruity. You need to add abt 1/4 cup. If you adding cherries then you have to make very small peices and add. Sprinkle a little all purpose flour on the fruits before you add, so that they do not settle in the bottom.

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    Smita Says:

    Hi Shilpa

    As per Aruna’s suggestion, i tried this cake with 1/4 cup of tutifruity and cherrys it turned out excellent.

    thanks to aruna.

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    Rama Says:

    Hi Shilpa,

    I have visited this site and this recipe for the first time. It looks very tempting. But can you please tell me when you say ‘1 Cup’ of some ingredient how do i measure that. Is it the same as the measuring cups we get? Sorry, if the question sounds too simple, but i have that question for almost all the recipes on this site. Please, please let me know.

    Shilpa: Yes, it is measuring cups.

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    Gracie Benz Says:

    I just wanted to say that I’ve made this cake recipe three times so far and it is by far, the best tasting egg cake recipe I have ever tried. The first time I made it, it turned out beautifully! We didn’t even put any icing on it because it was fine without. The second time I made it, I learned a hard lesson that sometimes cakes can be sneaky : ) After 40mins, I checked it with a knife, which came out clean, so I took the cake out and let it sit for a few hours. When I went to take it out of the cake pan to apply icing, I discovered that the inside was un-cooked!!! What a surprise and disappointment. My third cake is in the oven as we speak, and I intend to watch it like a hawk and leave a bit longer and keep checking it. I still think it’s the best cake recipe ever! Thanks for sharing it!

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    maya Says:

    your recepes are very nice thank u

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