Eggless vanilla cakes are not just yummy but, if prepared carefully, will amount to a wonderful little culinary experience. Easy to make, all you need for a successful eggless cake recipe is to ensure assembling the right ingredients, using them in the correct amount and at the right temperature. This one is an oldie but goodie – soft, fluffy, buttery and delicious cake that never fails to satisfy anyone and can be considered for any occasion. However, it is worth mentioning that recipes differ, hence make sure of the recipe before jumping right in. So, let’s get on with our ‘magic wand’, oops, ‘magic whisk’.
Ingredients required for an eggless vanilla cake
· 2 and 1/2 cups all-purpose or self-rising flour
· 2 Teaspoons baking powder
· 1 Teaspoon baking soda
· 1/4 Teaspoon salt
· 1 Can sweetened condensed milk or whole milk or any other milk
· 1 Cup of water
· 2 Tablespoons plain vinegar or Apple cider vinegar
· 1/2 Cup good quality unsalted butter, melted
· 2 Tablespoons granulated or caster sugar
· 2 Tablespoons vanilla extract
Baking tools & utensils required for the cake preparation
Now that you know the ingredients, let’s also take a look at the baking tools and utensils you would require for the preparation of an eggless cake recipe –
1. Baking pan (9×13-inch pan, as used for this particular recipe)
2. Parchment paper
3. Two large bowls – One to mix in the dry ingredients and the other for wet ingredients
4. Whisk
5. Measuring spoons
6. Spatula
7. Baking gloves
8. Baking tray
9. Regular oven
The baking process
1. Before you start the process, preheat your oven at 180C/350F for 15 to 20 minutes.
2. Now take the baking pan of your choice and lightly grease it with butter. Take the parchment paper and line the pan.
3. Move onto the dry ingredients now. Take one large bowl and sift in the flour, followed by baking powder, soda, and of course the salt – basically all the dry ingredients. Then add the sugar in.
4. Take the other bowl and add all the wet ingredients one by one. Mix them well to achieve consistency.
5. Now take the bowl of dry ingredients and create an empty centre. Into this centre start pouring in the mixture of wet ingredients from the other bowl. Take your spatula and stir the entire mixture. Whisk in order to break down and blend in the lumps.
6. Next, pour out the final batter into the greased baking pan. Hold the pan and tap it at the bottom. This will even out the mixture by dissolving the air bubbles.
7. Put the pan in your oven and bake it for 25-35 minutes at 180C/350F.
8. Once the timer goes off, take a toothpick and pierce it into the cake. If it comes out clean, then it is time to take the cake out of the oven. Place the hot pan on a cooling rack and leave it undisturbed until completely cool.
9. Then take a knife and run it through the edge of the pan to loosen the cake, turn the pan upside down and tap to finally remove the cake. Your cake is ready to be served.
Things to remember while baking an eggless vanilla cake
· Make sure that the items for eggless vanilla cake have not crossed their respective expiry dates.
· Never put the cake batter into a cool oven.
· Remember, the time required by an eggless cake tends to vary according to your immediate climate.
· Orange zest or freshly squeezed orange juice can replace the water, adding a citrus flavour.
· Use gentle folding movements to achieve batter consistency.
· Overuse of either flour or underuse of liquids will leave the cake devoid of moistness. So, do measure your ingredients really well before getting started with cake making.
Important points of the baking process
The baking process is very simple if you just try to understand the steps, one after another, with a little attention. Basically, the idea is to have the ingredients separated on the basis of their dryness and wetness. At the same time, it is very crucial to first comprehend the workings of your baking oven as it varies from one brand to another. So, get a hang of it. The cake texture is between fluffy and dense, and this helps it qualify for decoration. You might also want to shape it differently or introduce layers with cream in between, for this eggless cake recipe will slice off smoothly without crumbling.
If you are a newbie in the department of baking, it might be a better idea to start with a vanilla cake recipe without eggs. It is easy to begin with and requires very few ingredients. There are very few baking tools required too. Hence, this is not at all demanding on the baker. Just make sure that you have understood the process as well as the operation of your baking oven, and you are good to go.
FAQ
How to make an eggless cake fluffy?
In place of an egg, one may use yogurt, buttermilk or even milk to add fluffiness to an otherwise eggless cake. Nevertheless, it must be borne in mind that each recipe is different from the other.
How to ensure enough moistness in the eggless cake recipe?
If and when it is a cake recipe without egg and the batter seems to be wanting in moisture, add a few tablespoons of butter or milk or even buttermilk for that matter. Then fold the batter gently till the adequate amount of consistent moistness has been well achieved.
Finally, one of the most common questions – Why is the cake so sticky?
The obvious answer is overmixing. To avoid this, divide the ingredients into wet and dry ingredients, mix them well independent of each other before mixing the two sets into one well-combined mixture.