Planning to celebrate your first anniversary with your beloved? Have you already planned for an anniversary dinner, but still want to make it more special? Well, nothing spells intimacy better than a hand baked cake for your anniversary.

Tips for first timers

If you do not have any previous exposure to baking, then it is best to keep it simple. Do not go overboard with the choice of your cake or do not pressurize yourself too hard about the icing and the frosting. If you keep it simple, then not only will it be easier for you to bake but it also ensures a greater chance of success on your maiden attempt. If you somehow cannot manage to pull it off, then you can always get your anniversary cakes delivered.

Recipes for anniversary cakes

Here’s a simple and tried and tested recipe that you can try out for your maiden attempt at an anniversary cake:

Ingredients:

You will need 3 teaspoons of baking powder, about 2 2/3 cups of sifted cake flour,5 egg whites, 1 teaspoon of salt,about 1 3/4 cups of white sugar, about 2/3 of a cup of shortening, 2 cups of milk and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.

[Note: If you want you can try lemon zest in place of the vanilla extract, which will add a lemony flavour to the cake.]

Total time estimated:

The preparation time for this cake would be around 1 hour, whereas the cooking time is about 45mins. So, you need to spend around 2hours to get this delicious cake, freshly baked on the plate for your loved one!

How to go about it:

The process is actually pretty simple if you stick to the steps given below:

• First you need to keep the oven preheated to about 375 degrees.
• Next you need to round the bottoms of either two square pans of 9 inches or two round pans of the same size or you can use one pan large pan which of 10*16 inches.
• Then in a container pour the baking powder, the flour and then the salt. Mix them up properly b sifting it at least 3 times.
• In another container take the egg whites and beat them up. After that gradually start adding half of the total sugar and continue the beating. Continue the process until the mixture attains a good consistency which holds up in little peaks.
• The next step is to prepare the cream shortening. Add cream and one fourth of the sugar in it to form a desirable consistency. Keep on adding milk and flour to it and mixing it. Then proceed to add the meringue prepared with the egg white and the sugar.
• Now pour the mixture in the pans and bake for about 25 mins in the smaller ones, whereas for half an hour in the larger one. Add a filling of your choice in the layers which you can take suggestions from some anniversary cakes online and add some icing on the top if you want.

Tada! And your anniversary cake is all ready to be served!

Try it!

If you do not have any previous exposure to baking, then it is best to keep it simple. Do not go overboard with the choice of your cake or do not pressurize yourself too hard about the icing and the frosting. If you keep it simple, then not only will it be easier for you to bake but it also ensures a greater chance of success on your maiden attempt. If you somehow cannot manage to pull it off, then you can always get your anniversary cakes delivered.