Seems we aren’t getting away from the sweet things this holiday season. This Vanilla Cake is the second last contribution I will make on the sweet side for a while, before moving onto a few cocktails. It is a fabulously moist and light cake. If you were looking for a chocolate cake, no problem, just replace 125ml of the flour with 125ml cocoa.
Vanilla Cake
Ingredients
6 eggs separated
375ml sugar
125ml oil
125ml boiling water
500ml cake flour sieved
25ml baking powder
2ml salt
10ml vanilla essence
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Beat the egg whites and sugar together until silky.
- Add the egg yolks and beat through.
- Add the oil and blend through.
- Add the boiling water and mix through.
- Add the flour and salt and mix through.
- Lastly add the vanilla essence and mix into the mixture.
- Pour the mixture evenly into two cake tins and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
Once cooled ice the cakes with caramel or icing.
Submitted by: Christine de Villiers, Port Elizabeth
The Complete Book 
It’s a grand recipe, thanks!
Thinking I should make it in cupcake form next time.
I would love it with caramel frosting :-))
Hi Angie, thanks for stopping by. I must say that the caramel is super yummy. 🙂
Definitely making these as cuppies – while I do love my chocolate, there’s nothing I love more than an old fashioned vanilla-on-vanilla cake Hope you had a very happy christmas!
I can’t seem to shake my cupcake kick at the moment, even with savoury dishes. 🙂 Christmas was lovely thank you. I hope yours was filled with love and laughter too.
Looks good, Mandy! I’m curious to see what cocktails you share too.
Thanks Michelle. It really is a wonderful recipe. I don’t have many cocktails to share – hope you enjoy them all the same. 🙂