Best 4 Everyday Cake Recipes

EVERYDAY COFFEE CAKE (MICROWAVE)

Steps:

• In mixing bowl, stir together 1 1/2 cups biscuit mix and white sugar.
• Add 1/2 cup milk, egg, and oil.
• Beat by hand, mixing well.
• Pour into greased 8-inch round dish.
• Blend 1/3 cup biscuit mix, brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon until crumbly.
• Sprinkle over batter and sprinkle with nuts.
• Microwave on HIGH for 5-7 minutes. (6 minutes always works perfectly in my microwave.).
• Cool 15 minutes; drizzle with fine glaze.
• Serve warm.
• Glaze: Stir together confectioner's sugar and 1 Tbsp milk.
• From tip of spoon, drizzle glaze over cake in spoke fashion.

EVERYDAY CAKE

Steps:

• Cream together butter and sugar.
• Add eggs, beating in 1 at a time.
• Stir in vanilla and grate in a little fresh nutmeg.
• Combine dry ingredients (except powdered sugar) together in a separate bowl.
• Using a wooden spoon, stir in part of the flour mixture into the butter mixture, then add some of the milk, then stir in more of the flour mixture, repeating until everything has been added, beating after each addition by hand.
• Pour into a greased cake pan (square 9inch) and bake in a preheated 350°F oven for about 20 minutes, or until cake tests done.
• Let cool, cut into squares, and dust with powdered sugar before serving.

EVERYDAY SIMPLE CHESTNUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Heat the water and soak raisins until soft and water has cooled. Drain the water from the raisins and reserve.
• Combine flour, soaking water, 2 TB of the oil, stevia (or sugar) and sea salt in a mixing bowl and blend to form a creamy dough. (I've used Kosher salt rather than sea salt.).
• Blend the raisins, pinenuts and rosemary into the batter. Rosemary is traditional in that region, but I don't use it -- up to your taste buds.
• Pour 2 TB oil into an 11 inch shallow baking pan and coat. Pour in batter and drizzle the remaining 2 TB oil on top.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until the surface begins to crack. Pour off excess oil. Remove from pan and serve hot.
• NOTE: Chestnut flour is great for gluten sensitive people. It can be substituted for all or part of any flour. It has a naturally sweet, wholesome taste and is more nutritious. I've been contemplating using a small amount of ground dried rosemary for a little flavor, but haven't tried that yet -- .

EVERYDAY COCOA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 9- by 2-inch round cake pan and dust with flour, knocking out excess.
• Whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.
• Beat together butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in vanilla.
• Add flour mixture and water alternately in batches, beginning and ending with flour and mixing just until combined.
• Pour batter into cake pan and bake in middle of oven until springy to the touch and a tester inserted in center comes out clean, 55 minutes to 1 hour. Cool in pan 1 hour. Invert onto a rack, then turn right side up and dust with confectioners sugar.