There is no getting away from the fact that however gorgeous the decorations, your cake will be a disappointment if it doesn't taste as wonderful as it should. At Weddings, Birthdays and Showers, a cake become the centre of interest and this interest, happily, has been known to extend to the cook. Few pleasures are greater than turning out a perfect cake. And perfect cakes can be achieved by any cook who is careful and who is willing to follow recipe direction. Start of course, with high quality materials. Never jeopardize your results with damp flour, old milk or eggs or doubtful fats. Pay attention to the measurements and proportions you use, the temperature of the ingredients and the heat of your oven. Cake making is an exact process and the proper execution of certain techniques to achieve their lift. Still, cakes don't need to be daunting. There are many ways to ensure cake baking success, from using flour specially intended for cakes to making sure that ingredients are properly aerated. Sponge cake should be light as a tin of feathers and chocolate cake talked about for months to come. Most family celebrations feature a cake of some sort, but at Wedding the cake is a focal part of the day. People always want a photograph of this moment, so it is important that the cake looks stunning. However, this doesn't mean a big elaborate creation. A simple, classic design can look just as beautiful.

Cake and pastry Flour : 250 gr Sugar : 300 gr Baking powder: 12 gr Salt: 5 gr Shortening: 105 gr Milk : 175 gr Vanilla : 10 gr Eggs : 250 gr

Preheat the oven to 350°F
Grease and flour pans. Place all dry ingredients into a large mixer bowl. Mix on low speed until ingredients resembles a fine crumb.
Increase to medium speed and while the mixer is running, slowly add milk and vanilla. Continue to mix until ingredients are combined, then stop
the machine and scrape sides and bottom of bowl with rubber spatula. Continue to run machine and slowly add the eggs until incorporated into batter.
Stop machine and again scrape sides and bottom of bowl with rubber spatula. Continue to mix 2 minutes. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes
or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove immediately from pans and cool completely on wire rack.