Cake Recipes (Tried and Tested)

Basic Cake

2.5 cups All Purpose Flour (Maida)
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup oil
4 eggs
1 or 2 tsp vanilla essence
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 cup milk

Mix/Sift the dry ingredients (flour mixed, baking pdr, baking soda) and keep it aside. 

Beat butter, sugar, eggs, oil, vanilla essence, add the above dry ingredients.

Bake for 1 hr at 350-degree Fahrenheit and check for doneness with a toothpick. If not done, extend the time for a little longer and check again.

Banana cake

1 cup All Purpose Flour
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1/2 cup butter
3 ripe bananas
few walnuts crushed
1.5 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda 
1 or 2 tsp vanilla essence

Mix/Sift the dry ingredients (flour mixed, baking pdr, baking soda) and keep it aside. 

Beat butter, sugar, eggs, oil, vanilla essence, add the above dry ingredients.

Bake for 30 mins at 350-degree Fahrenheit and check for doneness with a toothpick. If not done, extend the time for a little longer and check again.

Carrot Cake

1 cup All Purpose Flour
1 cup wheat flour
1.3/4 cup sugar
4 eggs
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup veg oil
1 spoon vanilla essence
1.5 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
Pinch of salt
Half cup nuts
1 or 2 cup grated carrot (3 big carrots). Little more is also ok.
Little milk

Mix/Sift the dry ingredients (flour mixed, baking pdr, baking soda) and keep it aside. 
Beat butter, sugar, eggs, oil, vanilla essence, add the above dry ingredients, grated carrot, walnuts and bake at 350F for 1.15 hour or till done

Chocolate cake

2 cups sugar
2 cups All Purpose Flour 
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
Mix and keep aside

2 large eggs
1 cup butter milk
2 tsp vanilla essence
1/2 cup oil
Mix and keep aside

Combine all the above, add 1 cup boiling water or coffee and bake for 1 hr at 350F or till done.

My Mom's Cake 

1 cup All Purpose Flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup butter
4 eggs
1 spoon vanilla essence
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
Half cup nuts (Cashew, Almond, Walnuts crushed, Dry fruits)

Mix/Sift the dry ingredients (flour mixed, baking pdr, baking soda) and keep it aside. 
Beat butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla essence, add the above dry ingredients, nuts and bake at 350F for 30 mins or till done. If increasing the quantities for flour, sugar and butter, increase the oven time also accordingly.

Dates Cake

Eggless Dates and Walnut Cake – ShowMeTheCurry.com