🍰 Fluffy Cake (Light & Airy Vanilla Cake)
This fluffy cake is soft, airy, and sponge-like—perfect for layering or enjoying on its own with tea.
🧾 Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ cups sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup oil or melted butter
- 4 eggs (separated)
- ¾ cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
👩🍳 Instructions:
1. Prep
- Preheat oven to 170°C
- Grease and line a cake pan
2. Mix dry ingredients
- In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt
3. Make yolk mixture
- In another bowl, beat egg yolks with sugar
- Add oil/butter, milk, and vanilla
- Mix until smooth
4. Combine
- Add dry ingredients into wet mixture
- Mix gently until smooth
5. Whip egg whites
- Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form
- This is the secret to fluffiness ☁️
6. Fold gently
- Fold egg whites into batter in batches
- Don’t overmix—keep it light
7. Bake
- Pour into pan
- Bake for 35–45 minutes
- Cake should spring back when touched
8. Cool
- Let cool before removing from pan
🍽️ Serving Ideas:
- Dust with powdered sugar
- Add whipped cream and fruits 🍓
- Layer with frosting for a celebration cake
🔥 Tips for extra fluffiness:
- Don’t skip whipping egg whites
- Use room temperature eggs
- Fold gently to keep air in the batter
- Don’t overbake (dries it out)
🌟 Variations:
- Chocolate fluffy cake 🍫
- Lemon fluffy cake 🍋
- Strawberry shortcake style 🍓
- Cream-filled sponge cake
If you want, I can give you a bakery-style super soft sponge cake, a no-egg fluffy cake, or a chiffon-style ultra airy version 👍
