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Old-fashioned cake

Old-fashioned cake

A homemade recipe for Old-fashioned cake, combining low-gluten flour, egg and milk; baked until light, fluffy and golden. Great for beginners and experienced home cooks alike.

Instructions

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    Sift the low-gluten flour.

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    Fresh eggs.

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    Add rapeseed oil (vegetable oil can also be used) to the pot, and heat it to 70 degrees.

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    Pour in the sifted low-gluten flour and mix evenly using a Z-shaped folding motion.

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    Pour into a bowl to cool, then add milk.

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    Stir evenly.

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    Then add the egg yolk.

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    The egg yolk mixture is finished.

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    Beat the egg whites until they form coarse bubbles, then add 1/3 of the sugar.

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    Beat until it becomes a fine foamy texture, then add one-third of the sugar for the second time and continue beating.

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    Beat until smooth and thick, then add the last portion of sugar and continue to beat.

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    Just bend it into a large hook.

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    Take 1/3 of the meringue and add it to the egg yolk batter.

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    After mixing evenly, add the meringue a second time.

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    After folding until evenly mixed, finally add the remaining meringue and fold until evenly mixed.

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    Pour the well-mixed cake batter into an 8-inch springform cake pan (the cake pan should be wrapped with aluminum foil to prevent leakage). Place the pan in a square mold with 2 cm of water, water temperature at 45°C, bake at 150°C top and bottom heat for 60 minutes.

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    After applying the surface color, cover with aluminum foil to prevent burning, then after 20 minutes lower the heat to 140 degrees (adjust according to the differences in each oven).

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    Traditional cake freshly baked in Changxin.

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    Automatic demolding, very perfect, the color is the natural color of the cake, fresh and light.

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    Cut the cake into pieces; it is soft and delicate, pleasantly fragrant, and mouth-watering.

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • low-gluten flour
    90g
  • Egg
    5 piece
  • Milk
    60g

Seasonings

  • white sugar
    70g
  • Canola oil
    70g
  • Salt
    1g
  • Vinegar
    a few drops