1/4 tspn bicarbonade of soda
1/2 tspn salt
1/2 tspn vanilla essence
1 tspn baking powder
8 fl oz sour milk
4 fl oz maize oil
1/4 tspn bicarbonade of soda
1/2 tspn salt
1/2 tspn vanilla essence
1 tspn baking powder
225 ml sour milk
110 ml maize oil
Use either metric or Imperial measures, but do not mix them.
Grease two 8 inch cake tins and line the bases with greaseproof paper (important). Make sure that the oven is at the correct temperature. Do this before you start mixing the ingredients.
Sift all dry ingredients together carefully in a mixing bowl. Mix the wet ingredients carefully in a separate bowl. Mix together quickly to form a slack mixture, put into the baking tins at once and do not touch the mixture again - the baking soda and bicarbonate react very quickly and you will lose the "lift" if you disturb the final mixture again.
Bake for 40 min at 400 deg F, 200 deg C or gas mark 6.
100 g butter
150 g icing sugar
2 tsp instant coffee
1 tsp water
Beat the butter until fluffy. Mix the instant coffee with 1 tsp water and a small amount of icing sugar. Add to the butter & beat until smooth. Add the icing sugar.