Perpetua’s Fluffy Vanilla Cake

Recipe

INGREDIENTS

• 230gms of margarine

• 200gms sugar

• 360gms of self-raising flour

• 1 cup buttermilk/sour milk. If you have milk just add two teaspoons of lemon juice or vinegar

to make buttermilk.

• 2 eggs

•2 teaspoons of vanilla extract

METHOD

•Grease the baking tins with margarine and flour.

•Preheat oven to 170 degrees.

•Sieve flour and set aside.

•Beat the margarine and sugar until creamy and very light.

•Add vanilla essence followed by one egg at a time, mix thoroughly.

•Add 1/2 of the flour and mix well followed by buttermilk then the flour.
•You can toss in raisins but don’t over mix.

•Bake for 30-45 minutes. Use a knife or skewer and it comes out clean, then the cake is ready.

Coconut Cookies

INGREDIENTS

•400gms all-purpose flour

•220gms butter/ margarine

•150gms icing sugar

•100gms desiccated coconut

•1 egg

•1tbsp baking powder

•½ tsp coconut essence

•2tbsp milk

•80gms desiccated coconut

METHOD

•Beat the sugar and butter until smooth and light in colour.

•Add the egg and coconut essence and combine it.

•Add the rest of the ingredients and fold them with hands.

•Make sizeable balls and roll them into the 80gms extra desiccated coconut set aside.

•Place them on a baking tray and bake them in a 180 degrees.

•Let them cook for about 10-12 minutes until golden brown.