4 Easy Cake Recipes with Few Ingredients

If you’re looking for cake recipes that are simple, delicious, and require just a handful of ingredients, these four easy options are perfect.

The Moist Banana Cake combines ripe bananas with pantry staples to create a soft, flavorful treat. For nut lovers, the Dense Almond Cake delivers a rich texture with the natural sweetness of almonds.

An Apple Cake made with fresh apples and a touch of cinnamon is a warm and comforting choice, ideal for cozy evenings. Lastly, the Orange and Lemon Glazed Cake blends citrusy flavors for a tangy yet sweet delight.

These quick cake recipes are perfect for busy bakers or those new to baking.

1. Moist Banana Cake

Ingredients

• Mashed banana – 1 cup
• Unsalted butter – 125 gms
• Eggs – 2
• Milk – 1 teaspoon
• Baking soda – 1/2 teaspoon
• Sugar – 1/2 + 1/4 cup
• Self-raising flour – 1.5 cups
• Curd – 1/2 + 1/4 cup
• Vanilla essence – 1/2 teaspoon
• A pinch of salt

Making Process

1. Preheat the oven at 150 degrees for 10 minutes.
2. Mix the dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, salt)and keep aside.
3. In a bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy.
4. Add eggs one at a time and also the vanilla essence.
5. To this add the mashed banana.
6. Mix in the rest of the dry ingredients slowly and beat well to remove all the lumps.
7. Bake for 30 min. or until the skewer comes out clean.

2. Dense Almond Cake

Ingredients

• Eggs (Whites) – 4
• Maida – 320 gms
• Powdered sugar – 90 gms
• Eggs Yolks – 4
• Almonds – 250
• Vegetable oil – 230 ml
• Baking Powder – 1 teaspoon
• Honey – 250 ml
• Vanilla essence – 2 teaspoon

Making Process

1. Preheat the oven to 150 degree for 10 min. Line the trays with butter paper.
2. In a bowl beat the oil and eggs yolks and vanilla essence to form a nice emulsion.
3. Add honey, flour, baking powder and almonds and whisk well to remove all the lumps.
4. Beat the egg whites along with sugar until peaks are formed.
5. Fold into the dry ingredients.
6. Pour into the mould and bake for 30 min or until the skewer comes out clean.

3. Apple Cake

Ingredients

• Eggs – 3
• Maida – 3 cups
• Unsalted butter (room temperature) – 1 cup
• Brown sugar – 2 cups
• Baking powder – 2 tablespoon
• Thick buttermilk – 2 cups
• Vanilla extract – 2 tablespoon
• Salt – 2 pinch
• Apples (peeled and grated) – 2

Making Process

1. Preheat the oven to 150 degree for 10 minutes. Line the trys with butter paper.
2. Seive the maida, baking powder, salt and keep aside.
3. In large bowl, beat the butter and sugar until pale and creamy.
4. Add the eggs one by one. Mix in the vanilla essence.
5. Add the buttermilk into this and mix well.
6. Add the dry ingredients into this batter and whisk well to remove all the lumps.
7. Finally fold in the apple.

Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes or until the skewer comes out clean.

4. Orange and Lemon Taled Cake

Ingredients

• Eggs – 5
• Butter – 1/2 + 1/4 cup
• Sugar – 2 cups
• Fresh orange juice – 1/2 cup + 1/4 cup
• Maida – 2 1/4 cup
• Baking powder – 1 teaspoon
• Baking soda – 1/2 tablespoon
• Vanilla extract – 2 tablespoon
• Vegetable oil – 1/2 cup + 1/4 cup
• Lemon zest – 1 1/2 tsp
• Salt – A pinch

Making Process

• Preheat the oven to 150 degree for 10 minutes. Line the trays with butter paper.
• Seive the dry ingredients and keep aside (maida, baking powder, baking soda, salt)
• In large bowl, beat the butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla essence together.
• Add the rest of the ingredients (oil, lemon zest, orange juice.
• Finally add all the dry indreginets and beat well to remove all the lumps.
• Pour into the tray and bake for 35 minutes or until the skewer comes out clean.
• Cool on a wire rack.

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