I saw this post yesterday, and I decided to emulate @Gloryhomemaker

https://www.nairaland.com/7135389/making-cake-blender-no-oven

I was excited because the procedures looked simplified. Besides, I have most of the ingredients at home, so why not?

The idea of using a blender seemed genius, so I decided to try it out. I mixed double of the ingredients she listed, so I'll use the electri oven for a portion, and pot for the other portion.

I didn't use baking soda, and I used nutmeg in addition to other ingredients.

**I didn't get the thickness I preferred, so I added some butter

4 Eggs
1/2 Soya oil
1 Sugar
Butter

Introducing other members of the caking family

Flour
Baking powder
Vanilla syrup
Nutmeg powder
Milk liquid

Baking...


35mins later

Happy weekend sir.

Please is the cake ready?

gloryhomemaker:
Happy weekend sir.

Please is the cake ready?

Not yet... Both still baking

Good afternoon sir.
How's the family?
Where's your location sir so we can share some of these Sunday communion.

Done with one... Taste is good, but I'm far from satisfied with the look


Oya ooo... Make una come tell me what went wrong ooo....
Mariahangel, gloryhomemaker


170° for 35mins
Oven was preheated for 10mins before the pan was introduced

The moin-moin looks very good.
Still waiting for the cake...

Frawdboiy:
Good afternoon sir.
How's the family?
Where's your location sir so we can share some of these Sunday communion.

Today own is not good enough for Nairalanders. Make you no worry, next one, I'll invite my people. But na only Abuja people ooo

wehdone:


Today own is not good enough for Nairalanders. Make you no worry, next one, I'll invite my people. But na only Abuja people ooo

Ok sir. Godspeed sir .

VeryWickedGoat:
Moin-moin seen.
Still waiting for the cake...

Ntoooooorrrr.... God don shame you today. The second pan is doing great... I'm smiling already

Frawdboiy:

Ok sir. Godspeed sir .

If you dey Abuja, I fit buy you cake for market square tomorrow, make we shame that verywickedgoat wey wan laugh us

Sorry gloryhomemaker, I couldn't cope with the pot; I didn't know how to cope with the low heat. So, I took the pan and transferred it to the oven instead. I reduced the heat this time to 150° from 170° I used the first time

wehdone:
Done with one... Taste is good, but I'm far from satisfied with the look


Oya ooo... Make una come tell me what went wrong ooo....
Mariahangel, gloryhomemaker


170° for 35mins
Oven was preheated for 10mins before the pan was introduced

Did you measure the ingredients correctly?
The first rule to baking a (near) perfect cake is measuring the ingredients correctly.

You tried though.

Cake is ready, and I got just what I wanted

mariahAngel:


Did you measure the ingredients correctly?
The first rule to baking a (near) perfect cake is measuring the ingredients correctly.

You tried though.

My measurements were okay. I think the oven heat was too high, and I left it for a bit too long.


Madam said the butter I added distorted my measurements; well, I shouldn't have added bitter. Lessons taken... I'll do way better next time

You try no be small. I think cake making is very delicate stuff. Small play, e don vex. If no be measurement, na heat level. Haba...

VeryWickedGoat:
Moin-moin seen.
Still waiting for the cake...

Ewee!

wehdone:
Done with one... Taste is good, but I'm far from satisfied with the look


Oya ooo... Make una come tell me what went wrong ooo....
Mariahangel, gloryhomemaker


170° for 35mins
Oven was preheated for 10mins before the pan was introduced

You did well for the first time, the challenge is that the cake didn't rise well enough.

I got concerned when I saw oil and butter together, both won't help the cake rise well.

Then what's the quantity of liquid milk added?
That also might have contributed.

Another factor is the heat of the oven.
If it's too hot, it will dry up before the batter gets the opportunity to rise.

Personally, my oven has different temperature for different things even when set at the same level. For example if you turn the knob to 150 for baking, it's not the same temperature with 150 for grilling meat. So the heat needs to be at the right temperature.
To help me with that, I prefer using the pot tightly closed and bake at low heat.

Another issue could be the measurements, if things are not measured rightly it will affect the cake.

Did you sift the flour?
Sifting the flour helps break in the flour molecules and helps it rise in the oven.

One last thing I learnt in pastries was not to use long stored flour in anything that should rise except Chin chin.
Anytime I want to bake, I buy the quantity of flour I need that I don't have to store.

Thank you for your efforts. It will still taste nice but not fluffy.

wehdone:
Sorry gloryhomemaker, I couldn't cope with the pot; I didn't know how to cope with the low heat. So, I took the pan and transferred it to the oven instead. I reduced the heat this time to 150° from 170° I used the first time

You are doing great sir.

mariahAngel:


Did you measure the ingredients correctly?
The first rule to baking a (near) perfect cake is measuring the ingredients correctly.

You tried though.

The cake Queen is here.

It took me some cake fails to add the required measurements of sugar to flour.
I always added everything in right measurements except sugar.
The sugar always appeared too much and I said I didn't want much sugar not knowing the sugar helps the flour rise

You should do some more tutorials on cake for us.

Happy weekend nne.

The moi-moi looks very good

gloryhomemaker:


The cake Queen is here.

It took me some cake fails to add the required measurements of sugar to flour.
I always added everything in right measurements except sugar.
The sugar always appeared too much and I said I didn't want much sugar not knowing the sugar helps the flour rise

You should do some more tutorials on cake for us.

Happy weekend nne.

Nne ehn!
You can sabi hype me. Hahahahahaha

I'll share one easy chocolate cake recipe soon. Very easy.

Happy Sunday.

mariahAngel:


Nne ehn!
You can sabi hype me. Hahahahahaha

I'll share one easy chocolate cake recipe soon. Very easy.

Happy Sunday.

No be hype ooooooo

Na true I dey talk

Am already waiting for the chocolate cake recipe!

gloryhomemaker:


No be hype ooooooo

Na true I dey talk

Am already waiting for the chocolate cake recipe!

OK. Thank you nne.

It's an oil based cake.

wehdone:
Cake is ready, and I got just what I wanted

This one looks good.

VeryWickedGoat:
The moin-moin looks very good.
Still waiting for the cake...

You get case sha

gloryhomemaker:


The cake Queen is here.

It took me some cake fails to add the required measurements of sugar to flour.
I always added everything in right measurements except sugar.
The sugar always appeared too much and I said I didn't want much sugar not knowing the sugar helps the flour rise

You should do some more tutorials on cake for us.

Happy weekend nne.

Do you add yeast?

mariahAngel:


Nne ehn!
You can sabi hype me. Hahahahahaha

I'll share one easy chocolate cake recipe soon. Very easy.

Happy Sunday.

Wake up wake up..Don't sleep.

Collect your crown.

gloryhomemaker:


You did well for the first time, the challenge is that the cake didn't rise well enough.

I got concerned when I saw oil and butter together, both won't help the cake rise well.

Then what's the quantity of liquid milk added?
That also might have contributed.

Another factor is the heat of the oven.
If it's too hot, it will dry up before the batter gets the opportunity to rise.

Personally, my oven has different temperature for different things even when set at the same level. For example if you turn the knob to 150 for baking, it's not the same temperature with 150 for grilling meat. So the heat needs to be at the right temperature.
To help me with that, I prefer using the pot tightly closed and bake at low heat.

Another issue could be the measurements, if things are not measured rightly it will affect the cake.

Did you sift the flour?
Sifting the flour helps break in the flour molecules and helps it rise in the oven.

One last thing I learnt in pastries was not to use long stored flour in anything that should rise except Chin chin.
Anytime I want to bake, I buy the quantity of flour I need that I don't have to store.

Thank you for your efforts. It will still taste nice but not fluffy.

So many lessons. It's been over a year I baked, so it felt like I was learning afresh. I'll try to bake more often.

That oil plus butter... I'll jejely just pick one.

Milk, I used 1 cup

Flour was sifted,, but I didn't sift the baking powder. I thought there was no need for it.

I used electric oven, and both the top and bottom heating elements were on... So the cake was getting heat from top and bottom. I did 180° or so for 35mins. I'll try just the bottom heat elements for my next bake, at 180°... Lemme see how it goes.

Thanks for the review, it really feels good cooking for the family. One of my boys has been singing my praises, he called his uncle who came visiting... His words "Uncle come, my daddy baked cake for us". Omo.... My heard swell small. I'll remember to keep getting better. Thanks again

mariahAngel:


This one looks good.

It actually tastes better than it looks. I'll notify you in my next bake... I wan stop to de buy cakes for routine consumption

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mariahAngel:


Nne ehn!
You can sabi hype me. Hahahahahaha

I'll share one easy chocolate cake recipe soon. Very easy.

Happy Sunday.

I kuku know where to buy the chocolate and breadcrumbs. Jeez... We'll be waiting for your recipe