- 6 oz butter
- 6 oz sugar
- 6 oz flour
- 3 eggs
- baking power
- FLAVOURINGS
- lemon zest & juice
- orange zest
- vanilla or vanilla essence
- mixed spice
- fruit
Along with a good black cake, a normal “sponge cake” or vanilla cake is served for Christmas. It’s the yellow cake you get in the tray 
Here is a very simple recipe for a home made from scratch cake! There is a trick to this recipe. For every 2 oz butter + 2 oz sugar + 2oz flour there’s one egg. Remember that and you are good to go.
Preparation
- Grease and flour 1 large cake pan or two small ones
- Cream butter and sugar until light & fluffy
- Add eggs one at a time beating well after each one
- Add flavourings – essence etc. as required
- Sift flour and baking powder together 4 times
- Add in flour, in three batches, mixing lightly after each addition of flour
- Put into tin/tins and bake in a moderate oven (350F) for 30 – 35 minutes. The cake is done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan for 5 minutes before turning out on rack
Sometimes you just feel to eat some home cooked food but you are either out of the country or maybe just moved out from home?! Whatever the reason, we are here to help. Join us as we provide very simple recipes for some good ole Trini food! 
as good as the picture looks how much of flavourings and baking powder do i use?
Hi Simone, it does look mouth watering, doesn’t it
Use 1/2 tsp of baking powder and add flavourings to taste (I usually add a few drops for good measure). Happy baking!