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 
. 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
Dear Aayi,
Your cake recipie looks wonderful.I am beginner for
baking and i want to try ur recipie first..before i start i have a doubt.Can i use baking soda instead of baking powder..pls help me.
regards,
meena.
Shilpa: Yes, you can use. But I noticed baking powder makes it more pluffy.
Hi shilpa
Today i tried ur cake recipe and it turned out reallly good and tasty. I thank u alot for helping me such beginners…thanks once again.
meena
Is it better to use maida or all purpose flour?
Is it okay to add rava for better taste.
Can i use soda of bicarbonate instead of baking powder?
Shilpa: You can use maida or all purpose flour, both work well. I have never used rava in this cake. I feel it will change the texture of cake if you use it. Yes, you can use soda bicarbonate.
Hi Shilpa!
I tried the cake today and it was disaster.I have Sharp microwave.I made the mixture as suggested by you and put the mixture in microwave for 7 min timer as commented by someone for the microwave but it got burnt in 4 min itself.I want to try again but can please someone help in determining what went wrong.
Cheers,
Aruna
Shilpa: Sorry Aruna, I don’t know anything about baking in microwave.
Hi Shilpa.. thanks for u r reciepe..
before trying I wanna make sure that.. Is it going o affect if I substitute ghee for butter..Plz let me knw can I use Ghee instead of butter? If yes..what will be the quantity for this?
Shilpa: I haven’t tried it Khushi. Sorry.
sahipa can u tell me in which mode to bake a cake in convection , combination, microwave.
my cake always becomes too hard especially the top portion and at what temperature at degree celcius my oven temp starts from 95degreec to 230 degree
pls reply soon
Shilpa: Convention mode. For this particular cake, bake it at 176 C.
Hi Shilpa,
I am a starter in preparing cakes, liked your simple egg cake so tried it, but the cake didnot turn up very smooth, I followed the same steps as you said. I have used a microwave to prepare it donno what went wrong. Please suggest if I missed out anything.
Shilpa: I have never baked this cake in microwave Lavanya. So I have no idea. Sorry.
I tried this cake and it turned out way too good !! I and my husband truly loved it [:D] we also gave it to our friends and they too loved my first cake [:)] Thanks a ton for your website !!
yummy…..it looks great too…thanks 4 ur simple recipe…..
After 3 very bad attempts i tried Simple Egg cake….. it turned out just superbly amazing !!! WOW !! Never imagined it could be this easy !!!
Thanks Shilpa !!!!
Hi Shilpa,
This is the first time I ever baked……..and the cake was very yummy……and my hubby loved it……..All thanks to u
thanks shilpa for your wonderful cake recipes.i am a new comer to the baking world .i tried your eggless date cake recipe and simple egg cake.it came out wonderful.i baked the eggless date cake in microwave oven,pre heated at 180 degree celcius and baked in MICRO high for 7 mins.the simple egg cake ,pre heated the oven at 180 degree celcius and baked in MICRO 70% Power for 7 mins.the time may vary for different brands of MW.
Shilpa: Thanks Dhanya for commenting here. Many of the readers will benefit from this.
Hi Shilpa,
One question–which vanilla essence do you use, natural or artificial? I use the natural one but it simply does not give the same flavor as the one we used in India ( that might have been artificial, don’t remember).
Thanks.
I am sending this recipe to a friend who asked for a cake that is easy to make. Thank you!
Hey der,
just wanted to thank you for the recipe, i have’nt tried it yet but i am about to go nd bake some cake..! hehe,
thanks again, nd i hope everyone at my home loves it..
umm, hope everythni’s fine with you too Aayi .:)
Goodbye..
My wife did this. It came out very great,especially it did not touch the pot.
Have a happy thanksgiving ahead.
GoodBye
Hi, your all recipes are very good. Thnx for giving us such a wonderful recipes. I follow your method to prepare this simple egg cake recipe, but the cake was not done soft, its little hard. Please give me the right method to prepare this cake.
Shilpa: Are you sure you followed all the steps exactly? Was the soda used too old?
this is very nice receipes these are very simple also thanks to google and send more receipes to my mail ID
Hi Friend,
Can you pls suggest if I can use ghee instead of butter for the cake, or mayB cooking oil.
I was delighted to find your website.Can’t wait to try some of your recipes.Iam,however,confused about some of the ‘key’ ingredients,for example the souring agent.My guess was kokam but then I found that ‘it’ was used along with kokam.What is it in any other language?This is true for all the other ingedients which have kokan names in the recipes.
Hi Shilpa
Ur cake receipe is very simple to prepare only one request in microwave oven at what temtreature it shud be preheated and then baked.Could u pls mail.I have got samsung max temp is 250 degree.Pls helppp….
Hi !!!
I am regular at your site……..a small questionj, how about to make the same cake in microwave.
Shilpa: Yes, you can make it in Microwave.
I just prepared the cake as mentioned above it is in the oven for now about 45 minutes as suggested…. I add up a cup of dryed cranberry & then one of walnuts!
an sure it will be delicious,
thanks
gaby levy
hi
As i dnt have convection mode, i made the cake in micro power only. I kept for 6 min. But i guess the time mite change for different microwaves. So its alwayz better to check the cake in between. Trust me, the cake turned out very well.
I made it for the first time as i have never baked nythign…and it tastes marvellous …thanks Shilpa
hi shilpa..
i had bought my microwave last year but everytime i tried making a cake, it turned out disasterous!! but today,when i read all of these comments for the above recipe, i ve made up my mind to try it out tomorrow..i hope it turns out to be good.
i’ll post again…
hey Shilpa,
thanks very much for the egg cake reciepe. i baked it yesterday for the Christmas and it turned out beautiful. I cant tell u how happy i am to be intiated into baking, cauz earlier i did not hv the courage or confidence of doing it.
Thanks a lot.
hi shilpa,
I tried this cake, came out well. But one Q it doesnt get properly cooked in the middle. when i baked it for 5 more mins. the batter started oozing out from a small crack on the top..! after cooling when i cut it.. everything except little bit in the middle of the cake was uncooked. what cud be going wrong here. and yes it was not that sweet either..does that depend on what kinda sugar we use?
Shilpa: Looks like the cake was not baked enough, bake it for longer time. How long and what temperature did you bake it. If you prick it before it is baked, the loose batter will ooze out.
hi, u have mentioned 1 cup butter…..would that mean i have to use two sticks (100 gms each) of amul butter ? do i have to first beat egg yolks and add to butter-sugar mixture and then beat egg whites and add to the mixture separately or just the beaten whole egg ?
Shilpa: Yes, two sticks. No, you can beat sugar and butter first and then one egg at a time and beat again.
hi shilpa,
I had kept for 40 mins initially at 350 degrees. When it was uncooked, I baked for 7 mins further same temp. Thats the time when the batter oozed out in the oven itself. I pricked it b4 it cooled at first time. Second time.. just left it to cool down n then I cut it directly to find little uncooked part in the middle
Hi shilpa,
I loved ur recepie..but i just wanted to know if i haven to beat the mixture with a hand blender? as I dont have one…so, is it fine if i beat the mixture with a spoon? will is become spongy and soft?
Shilpa: You can beat it with hand too. I do it all the time.
Hi Shilpa,
I tried this cake last weekend and it came out so well. My husband usually doesn’t like sweets but he was so happy with the cake he asked me to bake this again today and it turned out so good, Very tasty Thank you so much for the great simple recipe.
Thanks again,
Soumya
Hi shilpa,
I tired the simple cake once, the taste came out very well…but it was bit harder….can u pls. tell when u say 1 cup….what wud be the exact measure….in oz or in ml….
thanx
Shailaja
Shilpa: All purpose flour 1 cup = 5oz or 140gms according to google.
Hey Shilpa ! it came out real nice, made us so nostalgic with the childhood cake hogging memories ! superb recipe ! thanks a bunch ..
hi
i tried your cake and it turned out really good.planning to try your date cake soon.thanks for the recipes.keep up the good work
Can you I know that How to make a ispung Vanilla simple cake.
Overall for what size how much time need to Bak in an Oven.
hi shilpa,first of all let me thank you for reviving my interest in cooking…your blog made me fall in love with cooking all over again just when i was getting bored with cooking.another thnx for your precise and descriptive recipes which pushed me into trying them and needless to say they turned out very well…i started with the eggless banana cake…then methi dosa..then macroni soup…and thus goes the list.looking forward for many more joyful moments with home cooked food.
can the cake become in gas by using tava? or its needto be have a ovan.
Shilpa: You can make it in cooker.
hi,
i wanted to ask u if one could use vegetable oil instead of butter?
thanks
Shilpa: I don’t know Manmeet. But I think it will not work as butter makes the cake very fluffy.
i really appreciate for what you are doing
am not a good cook but with your baking receipes am trying and doing good. keep it up and many thanks
hi…shillpa..
how r u?
r u having any cake receipe which we can do in microwave? tell me please………:)
and can we do sponge cake in microwave?
Shilpa: Yes, you can make all cakes in microwave. Many of the other readers have tried it. I haven’t tried it though, so I can’t tell more about it.
i ll be waiting 4 ur reply ….plz see n reply ya…
i like your simply cake
Hi Shlpa,
I always check your website for ideas about what to cook. I tried your eggess date cake, and it came out very, very good, I had to make it another few times by popular demand.
I’ve just put the simple egg cake in the oven, and can’t wait to try it. My mum especially loved the date cake, and one of her favourites is this simple cake.
It’s snowing outisde, and soon we’ll be having some cake with a cup of tea. Thanks to your never fail recipes!
Hi Shilpa,
The cake turned out excellent.
Thanks
This has a lot of butter in it
Hi Shilpa, I used to make the cake normally from the cake mix but this recipe seemed really simple so I tried it and it turned out really well. Now a days I feel like eating sweets so have been going through your desert section…lol…
I have a power convection type 25lts microwave oven. I find it difficult to prepare a cake. Please guide about the preparation along with the oven compatible utensils to be procured
Shall i prepare cake in glass bowl(1L), when I make cake using bowel the top portion is complatly wast it become more crispy or is other any microwave saftly pan avalb.
I live in Australia, and found your site when I was searching for a cake to use up some eggs I had. I baked it in a normal oven and it has turned out well. I beat the butter and sugar with an electric beater until it was pale in colour and a bit fluffy looking. By hand with a wooden spoon, or whisk, this takes some time, but does make the cake nicer. The cake should be baked at 350 F or 180 C (these are about the same temperature, just different scales or ways of describing the temperature). If your oven temperature goes up to about 400, it is in F, and if it goes up to 200 or 250 it is measured in C. The size and shape of the pan will make some difference to how long it should cook for. For example, cupcakes (putting the mixture in a number of smaller patty pans) will take longer. If you use a microwave oven, use the convection setting if you have it, and it should cook like a normal oven (and need preheating – heat the oven empty until it reaches the correct cooking temperature). If you cook on the microwave setting, it will only take a few minutes, and you do not preheat it. Probably about 7 minutes, but every microwave oven is different. Try cooking on high for five minutes, then checking. If the mixture is still runny, cook for one minute at a time until the top is just a bit wet looking in the middle. Let the cake stand for about 5 minutes and it will finish cooking and firm up. Note the time it took for the next time you cook it. A round pan will cook most evenly. The top will not be crisp, and the cake may be a bit more ‘chewy’. DO NOT use metal pans on the microwave setting. (I haven’t tried this in the microwave, so this is just general advice.)