Thanks Tracey, I wonder if I can reduce the sugar to 1 cup only and get the same consistency . You may need to add more or less water/icing sugar. In a large mixing bowl, with an electric mixer, beat sugar and eggs together until slightly thickened, about 1 minute. My family loves this cake plain, but I served it with fresh strawberries I sweetened lightly with vanilla sugar, and whipped cream. A huge success! I replaced 1/2 cup of the sugar with 1/2 a 3.4 ounce instant vanilla pudding package. I don't like the read of this recipe either...the last 3 instructions look a bit ... confusing. I did buy Everbake Pan Release, this year. Secret Ingredient To Guarantee A Light Fluffy Sponge. Cakes don't have to be crazy, They have to be divine, which is why I bring to you, the vanilla cake, sweet and simple. Wonderfully fluffy, flavourful and moist. Or is superfine sugar a real thing that I need to look harder for? Thank you {% member.data['first-name'] %}.Your comment has been submitted. Ingredients 225 grams soft butter (plus more for greasing) 300 grams caster sugar 6 large eggs 350 grams plain flour ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of Ingredients 2¼ teaspoons baking powder ¾ cup vegetable oil 1 cup milk 2½ cups flour 4 eggs 2 cups superfine sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla Copyright © 2020 Nigella Lawson. Line two 9-inch (23-cm) round cake pans or one 9x13-inch (23 x 33 cm) rectangular baking pan with parchment paper. I did love the consistency: like a spongy pound cake. Sinks in the middle. I also added mashed bananas to this because mine were really ripe. (I use oil-sodden kitchen paper.). Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). I used my vanilla sugar, homemade vanilla, and vanilla greek yogurt, to delicious results. Thank you {% member.data['first-name'] %}.Your comment has been submitted. It’s an expense to get a tin that can’t be used all year round, but it really is a beautifully Christmassy creation, and a doddle to make. Grease the paper and the sides of the pan well. Just made this baby and it's a dream. Is from the "cakeboss" so should be an ok recipe so will try it and post my findings. Pour and spoon the mixture into your greased tin and spread about evenly. Big success! To turn this into Spruced-Up Spice Cake, even more seasonal and just as good - though with less appeal to children - halve the vanilla and add 2 teaspoons each of ground cinnamon and ginger and a half teaspoon of ground cloves. So little effort put in and such a pleasurable cake to look at. CF10 1AX Tel. It can make fabulous birthday cake! I have used this recipe twice and it turned out perfect each time. I came across this after googling "sponge cake recipe that does not use butter" because I ran out of butter and felt the urge to bake. I got the tin from Trevor Mottram in Tunbridge Wells, horrendously expensive at just under £40!!! For the “spruced up” of the cake refers to the Holiday Fir tin I bake it in; at other times of the year, I call this Eggy Vanilla Cake and cook it in a 2.5-litre bundt tin, as you can now, too. I will be making this again using different additions to it e.g. Once cool, dust with the confectioners' sugar pushed through a small sieve, to decorate: think fresh snowfall on the alps. I had people over for drinks and nibbles and they loved this cake, its certainly a show stopper. Came across this one and then found same recipe posted from the Rachael Ray show in 2009. After 45 minutes, push a skewer into the centre of the cake. Sift coco powder with the heart shaped cut out paper underneath.