Plain cake
This is a classic, loaf-shaped cake, deliberately left plain for you to embellish as you choose.
66K 18 3.7
Last modified on: December 30th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:For 1 cake, you will need:
- 1
150 g egg ( How to... ) - 2
125 g butter - 3
110 g caster sugar - 4
15 g Vanilla sugar - 5
160 g flour - 6
10 g baking powder - Total weight: 570 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 min. | 30 min. | 35 min. | 1 hour 26 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 4 min.
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.
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.
Start beating and mix the sugar and butter thoroughly.
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Add the eggs one at a time...
Stage 5 - 2 min.
...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).
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.
Sieve 160 g flour and 10 g baking powder together.
Stage 7 - 30 min.
Stage 8 - 2 min.
Bake the cake
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
Pour the batter into the mould or tin.
Stage 9 - 35 min.
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 value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,172 Kcal or 9,094 Kj | 34 gr | 245 gr | 122 gr |
| 109 % | 13 % | 23 % | 19 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 381 Kcal or 1,595 Kj | 6 gr | 43 gr | 21 gr |
| 19 % | 2 % | 4 % | 3 % |
| Per cake | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,172 Kcal or 9,094 Kj | 34 gr | 245 gr | 122 gr |
| 109 % | 13 % | 23 % | 19 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 cake : 2.06 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fougasse with bacon and Comté, Jam doughnuts, Toasted almond cake, How to seal a terrine or casserole dish, Parmesan cauliflower cheese, ... All |
 | Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Paté en croute (terrine in a pie crust), Old style brioche, Little Christmas biscuits, Potimarron and Parmesan tart, Leek and Mimolette tart, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach on toast with bechamel, Brioche feuilletée (flaky brioche), Plum and hazelnut crumble, Endive and beer soup, Panettone, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Hazelnut and orange cake, Praline, Chouquettes, Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée), Blackberry and almond fondant tart, ... All |
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