EGGLESS CAKE USING SWEET BUTTERMILK

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time : 40 minutes

Serves: 6

Ingredients:

1 cup all purpose flour (maida)
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 cup sweet buttermilk
3/4 cup refined oil or unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 tsp  vanilla essence
1 tsp baking powder
nuts of your choice (optional)

Method:

1. Pre-heat the oven at 180 C.
2. Sift the flour and baking powder together in a bowl.
3. In another bowl, mix butter/oil and powdered sugar  using a whisk or blender.
4. Add buttermilk and vanilla essence to the creamed mixture and mix until well combined.
5. Add the all purpose flour  mixed with baking powder in to the above mixture and use cut and fold method to make a batter or thick consistency without any lumps.
6. Finally, add the nuts and fold in gently.
7. Pour the mixture into a greased pan and lightly tap on the kitchen counter to remove any air bubbles.
8. Keep the pan in the oven first for 10 minutes at 180 C and then at 150 C for 30 mi0nutes.
9. Check with the help of a knife if it comes clean then it is done,now remove it from oven and serve hot.