Vanilla Sponge Cake (Eggless and Without Oven)

Cake, baking a cake is the best feeling in the world. It brings out all the hidden emotions, feelings, thoughts into a nice batter which then goes on to become a cake. So you can easily judge a cake by the way it has turned out, if its turned out bad means it can be easily concluded that your thoughts were negative about someone or something ;)

Though on a serious note, baking cake is a serious business. So here I bring you a basic vanilla sponge cake without egg and without oven. I have seen many women not baking a cake because of absence of these 2 important features. And even those who are already baking can try the eggless version in the oven.

Ingredients

All purpose flour (Maida)             1 and half cup

Baking Powder                              1 tsp

Baking Soda                                  Half tsp

Sugar                                             ¾ cup

Oil                                                 ½ Cup

Curd (Not too sour)                      1 cup

Vanilla Essence                            1 Tsp

Tooti Footi (Optional)                  1 Tbsp

Process

• Sieve the all purpose flour and baking powder at least twice so that the dry mixture is smooth
• Now take another bowl. Mix curd and sugar together till the sugar melts properly. It will take around 5-6 minutes. After that add baking soda to the mixture and let it remain for 5 minutes. It will start showing bubbles during that time.
• Meanwhile, take a heavy bottomed pan and heat some soil in it. It should be the soil which is used in construction. Let it heat at medium flame for around 15 minutes
• After 5 minutes add oil and mix well. Add vanilla essence. After that, start adding the all purpose flour and baking powder mixture slowly into the curd and oil mixture. Mix it evenly so that there are no lumps formed. If adding tooti footi, add at this stage.
• Now grease the cake mould and put the batter into it. Now check if the soil is heated properly. If yes, put the cake mould above the heated soil and cover the pan with a big plate so that air doesn’t go out. If required keep something heavy on the plate.
• It will take around 45 minutes. Check if the cake is done or not by inserting the knife into the cake. If it comes out clean switch off the flame and leave it as it is for 10 more minutes.
• Now remove the cake mould from the pan and tilt it on another plate upside down. It will easily come out if greased properly.
• Cake is ready to be served