steps to making a cake !

Birthday cakes are one of the main things that make a birthday party. Sure you can just go to the local cake shop and get a plain, boring, everyone gets it cake and stick some candles in it. But in my opinion I think that making one you have much more variety in what flavour you want it, what shape you want it or if you want it to match the theme of the party.

The first thing you need to think about when making a birthday cake of any sort of cake that is it how you want it to look. You can get a picture of something you like on the internet or out of a cook book or you can think something up from the top of your head and hope for the best.

The next thing you need is a recipe for the cake. There are many different flavours you can choose from. You can also find recipes online or from a cook book. Below there is a basic butter cake, it is simple to make and takes no time at all! And if you cant make a cake from scratch head down to your local grocery store and check out some of the packet mix cakes you can buy.

Decorating is the last thing you will do and you should always make sure you let the cake cool completely before you start icing that cake. So when the cake is cool, decorate away!

A good basic butter cake recipe:

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 125 g unsalted butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup self-raising flour
• 1/2 cup milk
• pinch salt
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla essence

Directions

1. Beat all ingredients in a bowl for 4 minutes.Pour into a greased 18cm cake tin and bake for 30 minutes in a moderate oven 180-200, or until cooked when tested.
2. Add 1 tin or equivalent of fruit to mixture if wanting fruit.
3. This is a very runny mixture if adding fruit add a little more flour to balance the moisture.