MULTI-COLORED CAKE

INGREDIENTS

FOR CUPCAKES

All-purpose flour 3/4 cup

Castor sugar 1/2 cup

Vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon

Egg 1 large

Milk 1/4 cup

Butter 1/4 cup

Red food color 1/4 teaspoon

Green food color 1/4 teaspoon

Baking powder 1/2 teaspoon

FOR CAKE

All-purpose flour 1&1/2 cup

Baking powder 1 teaspoon

Castor sugar 3/4 cup

Milk 1/2 cup

Eggs 3

Vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon

Butter 3/4 cup

Cake tin 6 inches

FOR ICING

Cream cheese 6 tablespoonful

Butter 3 tablespoonful

Castor sugar 5 tablespoonful

Vanilla extract 3 drops

Desiccated coconut 3 tablespoons

Chocolate chips 3 tablespoons

METHOD

For Cupcakes

·         Preheat oven at 160⁰c, at gas mark3 for10 minutes.

·         Sieve together all the dry ingredients such as all-purpose flour, castor sugar and baking powder and mix them well

·         Now add in it vanilla extract, butter, egg and milk, beat well.

·         Divide into two portions, add green color in one and red color in another, and mix well to have a uniform color distribution throughout the batter.

·         Grease the cupcake tray.

·         Transfer to the baking cupcake tray.

·          Bake for 25-30 minutes.

·         Check with the skewer, if it comes out clean means it is ready.

·         Take them out, allow them to cool and cut them to half.

For cake

·         Sieve together all the dry ingredients such as all-purpose flour, castor sugar and baking powder and mix them well

·         Now add in it vanilla extract, butter, egg and milk, beat well.

·         Take about 4 tablespoons of the batter in the baking tin, and cover the bottom with the batter, add in it the colored cupcakes, now fill the tin with the rest of the batter, tap it to the floor four times so that the batter is distributed evenly.

·         Place it in the oven and bake for one hour at 16o⁰c at gas mark 3.

·         Check with the skewer, if it comes out clean; allow the cake to cool, and even the top of the cake by cutting with a knife.

For Icing

·         Beat the butter, add in cream cheese, castor sugar and vanilla extract beat till it is fluffy, cover this filling to the entire cake.

·         With the extra cupcakes garnish or decorate them as you like.

·         Sprinkle desiccated coconut and chocolate chips on top. Serve and enjoy!