Baking a Cake: Step-by-Step Guide

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What is the first step in the cake baking method?

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Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4 and grease and line two 20cm/8in sandwich tins.

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What ingredients are added to the mixing bowl?

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Eggs, sugar, flour, baking powder, and butter.

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How should the mixture be combined?

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Mix together until well combined with an electric hand mixer or a wooden spoon, but be careful not to over mix.

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What is a tip to keep the mixing bowl steady?

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Put a damp cloth under your bowl when mixing to stop it moving around.

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How do you know the mixture is ready?

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The finished mixture should fall off a spoon easily.

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How should the mixture be divided between the tins?

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Divide the mixture evenly between the tins and use a spatula to remove all of the mixture from the bowl and gently smooth the surface of the cakes.

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At what point should you check the cakes while baking?

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Check them after 20 minutes.

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How do you know when the cakes are done?

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The cakes are done when they’re golden-brown, coming away from the edge of the tins, and springy to the touch.

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What should be done after removing the cakes from the oven?

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Set aside to cool in their tins for 5 minutes, then run a palette or rounded butter knife around the inside edge of the tins and carefully turn the cakes out onto a cooling rack.

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How do you assemble the cake?

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Place one cake upside down onto a plate, spread it with plenty of jam, optionally add whipped cream, then top with the second cake, top-side up, and sprinkle over the caster sugar.