Plain cake


Plain cake
This is a classic, loaf-shaped cake, deliberately left plain for you to embellish as you choose.
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Last modified on: December 30th 2019

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For 1 cake, you will need:

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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 21 min.
Resting: 30 min.
Cooking: 35 min.
All in all: 1 hour 26 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 4 min.
Plain cake

Allow ingredients to come to room temperature


Take the butter out of the fridge at least 1 hour beforehand.

Break the eggs then weigh 125 g butter carefully; this is important for the rest of the recipe. Put into a bowl and leave at room temperature for at least 1 hour.

Stage 2 - 3 min.
Plain cake

Make the cake batter


Put into a food-mixer bowl: 125 g butter (cut into small pieces), 110 g caster sugar and 15 g Vanilla sugar.

Stage 3 - 5 min.
Plain cake
Start beating and mix the sugar and butter thoroughly.

Stage 4 - 3 min.
Plain cake
Add the eggs one at a time...

Stage 5 - 2 min.
Plain cake
...and beat until the mixture is smooth.

Important: If the mixture begins to curdle, stop beating and plunge the bowl into a pan of hot water, beating with a hand whisk until the mixture homogenizes (normally about 1 minute).

Stage 6 - 2 min.
Plain cake
Sieve 160 g flour and 10 g baking powder together.

Stage 7 - 30 min.
Plain cake
Mix into the batter with whisk.

Refrigerate the batter for 30 minutes.

Stage 8 - 2 min.
Plain cake

Bake the cake


Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Pour the batter into the mould or tin.

Stage 9 - 35 min.
Plain cake
Bake for 30 to 40 minutes. Test the centre of the cake to check that it is cooked .
Remarks
If you want to include dry fruit, chocolate chips, etc., add these at stage 6, mixed with the flour.
Keeping: Several days.
Source: Based on recipe by Gaston Lenôtre.
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
2,219 Kcal or 9,291 Kj34 gr306 gr122 gr
111 %13 %29 %19 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
389 Kcal or 1,629 Kj6 gr54 gr21 gr
19 %2 %5 %3 %
Per cake
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
2,219 Kcal or 9,291 Kj34 gr306 gr122 gr
111 %13 %29 %19 %
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Egg, Milk, Gluten
How much will it cost?
  • For 1 cake : 2.06 €

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