AUNT MARINDA'S FEATHER LIGHT SPONGE CAKE.

My aunt Marinda is the wife of a minister. She always have to supply members of the congregation with something to eat during all the functions they love to attend. My mother got the recipe from her and I took it over from my mother. I like to use this recipe for making cupcakes.

You need,
2 eggs

a pinch of salt
2 teaspoons of baking powder
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of milk
2 cups of flour
4 tablespoons of oil (sunflower or canola)
1 teaspoon of vanilla essence

Break the eggs in a bowl and mix well with a mixer.
Mix sugar gradually into the eggs until the mixture is light and fluffy.
Sieve the flour and salt together and fold into the egg mixture.
Sprinkle the baking powder over the egg and flour mixture.
Heat the oil and milk together, don't let the milk boil, and add with the other ingredients.
Add the vanilla essence and mix very well.
Put the mixture into prepared tins and bake in a heated oven for 25 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
Test with a skewer to see if the cake is done.

For a chocolate cake you can add three tablespoons of cocoa in the mixture.

You can use this recipe for cupcakes, it is a big favorite of my children.

Decorate the cake with the frosting you like or serve it plain.
Enjoy!

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