Want to make a cake that tastes very rich but is easy and quick to make? Try practicing this recipe to make a Nigerian cookie sheet! To make it, you only need to beat butter and margarine with sugar until the texture is soft, then mix it with flour, baking powder, and milk. Then, pour the mixture into two baking sheets and bake the dough until the surface is golden brown. Nigerian-style cakes can be served straight away, or pre-decorated with frosting and fondant to make them look even more luxurious when eaten!
Ingredients
- 520 grams of all-purpose flour
- 400 grams sugar
- 226 grams unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
- 226 grams margarine
- 10 eggs at room temperature
- 1 tbsp. vanilla extract
- 4 tbsp. (26 grams) powdered milk or 120 ml liquid milk
- 120 ml water, if using powdered milk
- 1 tbsp. (14 grams) baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. (1 gram) grated nutmeg, optional
Will produce 2 cakes with a diameter of 20 or 23 cm
Step
Part 1 of 2: Making Cake Dough
Step 1. Preheat the oven to 177 degrees Celsius and apply oil to the surface of the two baking sheets that will be used
To practice this recipe, you will need to prepare two 20 or 23 cm diameter baking sheets. In addition to greasing the pan with oil, you can also butter and sprinkle flour on the surface of the pan or spray it with cooking oil in a spray bottle.
To make the cake easier to remove from the pan, try lining the inside of the pan with parchment paper
Step 2. Dissolve powdered milk with water
Add 4 tbsp. powdered milk into a bowl and pour 120 ml of water. Stir the milk until all the granules are completely dissolved in the water.
If you want, you can also use 120 ml of liquid milk instead of a mixture of powdered milk and water
Step 3. Combine flour, baking powder, and grated nutmeg in a separate bowl
Put 520 grams of all-purpose flour in a large bowl, then add 14 grams of baking powder to it. If you want to bring the taste of spices into the cake, add 1/2 tsp. grated nutmeg.
Stir the dry ingredients for 30 seconds until well combined
Step 4. Process butter, margarine, and sugar for 5 to 10 minutes
First, put 226 grams of margarine, 226 grams of unsalted butter, and 400 grams of sugar in a large bowl. Then, process the three ingredients using a hand mixer or an electric mixer at medium speed.
- Butter dough should be processed until it is pale in color and soft in texture.
- If you don't have a mixer, try using a wooden spoon. However, be aware that you may need to take 5 to 10 minutes longer to knead the dough manually.
Step 5. Process eggs one by one on medium speed
Keep the mixer on while pouring the eggs one at a time into the butter mixture. Once one egg is well mixed, add a second egg. Continue this process until the eggs run out.
Room temperature eggs will be easier to mix in the batter. If the temperature is too cold, the eggs may separate from the butter mixture, but will mix well again once the dry ingredients are added
Step 6. Process the dough for 2 minutes on high speed, then add the vanilla to the mixer
Turn on the mixer and process the dough until it turns pale in color, then add 1 tbsp. vanilla extract and process the dough again until all ingredients are well mixed.
Step 7. Add dry ingredients and milk alternately
Turn on the mixer on low speed, then pour in about 1/3 of the dry ingredients. After that, pour in half the milk before adding 1/3 of the dry ingredients again. Then, alternately pour in the remaining milk and flour, and turn off the mixer as soon as the last dry ingredients are mixed into the dough.
- Leave it alone if there are still small lumps of dough that have not dissolved.
- Over-kneading the dough can make the cake texture too dense and tough when cooked.
Part 2 of 2: Baking Cake
Step 1. Divide the cake batter into two pans
First, pour half of the dough into a baking sheet that has been greased with oil. Then, pour the remaining batter into the other pan and use the back of a spoon to flatten the surface of the batter on both pans.
Step 2. Bake Nigerian-style cake batter for 45 to 55 minutes
Place both pans in the oven and bake the dough until the surface is golden brown and the edges are almost falling off the pan.
To check for doneness, try piercing the center with a wooden skewer or a special tool called a cake tester. The cake is done if there is no dough sticking to it when you remove a wooden skewer or cake tester. If this is not the case, bake the cake for another 3 to 5 minutes before double-checking
Step 3. Cool the cake and remove it from the pan
Remove the cake pan from the oven and place it on a wire rack until it cools down. Once the cake is completely cool, immediately remove it from the oven and place it back on the wire rack.
Step 4. Stack and fill between the cakes with frosting to make a layer cake pan
To do this, simply apply vanilla-flavored butter cream to the surface of one cake, then place the other cake on top. Then, grease the top of the cake along with the edges of the two cakes with frosting!
If you wish, the surface of the cake can also be decorated with a layer of fondant to make it look more attractive
Step 5. Serve your homemade Nigerian cake
If you don't want to decorate your cake with frosting, just sprinkle the top with sifted powdered sugar. After that, slice the cake and serve immediately with soy milk, sugar cane juice, or kunnu ava.
