A year or so ago, we held a bridal shower for my cousin and the complicated chocolate cake recipe I used was a big success; then came the wedding itself. A few months after that we held a baby shower and all the guests were either excited or green with envy. A baby is, after all, the ultimate blessing for a couple joined in the sacrament of holy matrimony. Naturally, not everyone goes through these steps in that precise order. Nevertheless, the priority of events doesn't remove from the value of a first birthday, or most first anything really. The First Birthday Cake Recipe I shared with my cousin was easy enough for her to follow. I want to share it with you, as well.
Ingredients:
- Cake flour - 2 cups measured
- Granulated sugar - 1 cup
- Cocoa or chocolate powder - quarter of a cup
- Baking powder - one teaspoon
- Fine white salt - 1/2 tsp
- 1 whole egg
- Instant decaf coffee - one (1) tsp.
- Vegetable oil - six (6) tbsp.
- Vanilla flavour extract - one teaspoon
- Cold water - 1 cup
Method:
- You will have to preheat the oven to 350F.
- Thinly brush canola oil or spray oil on a 9-inch round baking pan.
- Sift together the dry ingredients in a large mixer bowl.
- Add the remainder of the ingredients and mix the batter by hand until it is evenly blended.
- Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the cake comes out clean.
- Cool the cake before removing from the pan to a wire rack. Cool completely.
Frosting ingredients:
- One cup cream cheese
- Third of a cup butter, not melted
- One and a half tablespoons sour cream
- One teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar (sifted)
- Food colouring for the trim
Instructions:
- Beat the cream cheese with a hand mixer while adding butter until it becomes smooth.
- Gradually beat in the confectioners' sugar.
- Add the sour cream and vanilla extract and continue to beat at medium speed.
- Put aside about half (1/2) cup of frosting for pipe trimmings.
- Spread the frosting over the cooled cake.
- Add food coloring (a small half drop of blue or green for boys and pink or yellow for girls is suggested) to the leftover 1/2 cup of frosting.
- Scoop the frosting into a pastry bag and trim the top edge or base of the cake.
- Chill for about ten (10) minutes before starting to decorate.
Have fun decorating the cake, but let's not forget the candle, okay?
Ingredients:
- Cake flour - 2 cups measured
- Granulated sugar - 1 cup
- Cocoa or chocolate powder - quarter of a cup
- Baking powder - one teaspoon
- Fine white salt - 1/2 tsp
- 1 whole egg
- Instant decaf coffee - one (1) tsp.
- Vegetable oil - six (6) tbsp.
- Vanilla flavour extract - one teaspoon
- Cold water - 1 cup
Method:
- You will have to preheat the oven to 350F.
- Thinly brush canola oil or spray oil on a 9-inch round baking pan.
- Sift together the dry ingredients in a large mixer bowl.
- Add the remainder of the ingredients and mix the batter by hand until it is evenly blended.
- Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the cake comes out clean.
- Cool the cake before removing from the pan to a wire rack. Cool completely.
Frosting ingredients:
- One cup cream cheese
- Third of a cup butter, not melted
- One and a half tablespoons sour cream
- One teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar (sifted)
- Food colouring for the trim
Instructions:
- Beat the cream cheese with a hand mixer while adding butter until it becomes smooth.
- Gradually beat in the confectioners' sugar.
- Add the sour cream and vanilla extract and continue to beat at medium speed.
- Put aside about half (1/2) cup of frosting for pipe trimmings.
- Spread the frosting over the cooled cake.
- Add food coloring (a small half drop of blue or green for boys and pink or yellow for girls is suggested) to the leftover 1/2 cup of frosting.
- Scoop the frosting into a pastry bag and trim the top edge or base of the cake.
- Chill for about ten (10) minutes before starting to decorate.
Have fun decorating the cake, but let's not forget the candle, okay?
About the Author:
Sophie Betts' love for cakes and cake recipes can be discovered on Cake Recipe Secrets.Sophie's latest creation is this Chocolate Cake Recipe.
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