Have you ever wanted to bake a birthday cake for a loved one? Well, here is an explanation of how to make a simple birthday cake with only a few required ingredients. At the grocery store, purchase a boxed cake mix and a container of frosting (the favorite flavors of the birthday person). You will also need eggs, oil, non-stick cooking spray, birthday candles (number according to the age of the birthday person), matches or a lighter, oven mitt, and a cooling rack.
At home gather a few items: large mixing bowl, large cake pan, electric mixer or large mixing spoon, a spatula, cooling rack, measuring cups, and spoons. First, wash your hands and work area. Read the directions on the cake box to be sure you have all the ingredients needed (usually water, oil, and eggs). Place the equipment and food items in your work area according to the order you will be using them. Be sure to preheat your oven to the appropriate temperature before you begin.
Next, put the dry cake mix into the large mixing bowl. Add the prescribed amount of water, oil, and eggs to the mix. With the electric mixer or mixing spoon, mix the batter until it is smooth and free of clumps. Grease the large cake pan with cooking spray so the cake batter will not stick to the pan while baking.
Pour the cake batter into the cake pan, using the rubber spatula to scrape all of the batter off of the sides of the bowl. Be sure the batter is level in the pan so it will rise evenly. With your hand in a protective oven mitt, place the pan on the middle rack of the oven. Bake the cake for the amount of time specified on the box, which is usually around thirty minutes. Clean up you work area.
If you push a toothpick to the bottom of the cake and it comes out clean, it is done. Using the mitt, remove the pan from the oven and set it onto a cooling rack. Turn off the oven. After the cake has had ample time to cool, use a spatula to spread the frosting on top. Finally, stick the appropriate number of candles into the cake’s top, light them, and present your delicious cake to the special, birthday guy or gal.
Have you ever wanted to bake a birthday cake for a loved one? Well, here is an explanation of how to make a simple birthday cake with only a few required ingredients. At the grocery store, purchase a boxed cake mix and a container of frosting (the favorite flavors of the birthday person). You will also need eggs, oil, non-stick cooking spray, birthday candles (number according to the age of the birthday person), matches or a lighter, oven mitt, and a cooling rack.
At home gather a few items: large mixing bowl, large cake pan, electric mixer or large mixing spoon, a spatula, cooling rack, measuring cups, and spoons. First, wash your hands and work area. Read the directions on the cake box to be sure you have all the ingredients needed (usually water, oil, and eggs). Place the equipment and food items in your work area according to the order you will be using them. Be sure to preheat your oven to the appropriate temperature before you begin.
Next, put the dry cake mix into the large mixing bowl. Add the prescribed amount of water, oil, and eggs to the mix. With the electric mixer or mixing spoon, mix the batter until it is smooth and free of clumps. Grease the large cake pan with cooking spray so the cake batter will not stick to the pan while baking.
Pour the cake batter into the cake pan, using the rubber spatula to scrape all of the batter off of the sides of the bowl. Be sure the batter is level in the pan so it will rise evenly. With your hand in a protective oven mitt, place the pan on the middle rack of the oven. Bake the cake for the amount of time specified on the box, which is usually around thirty minutes. Clean up you work area.
If you push a toothpick to the bottom of the cake and it comes out clean, it is done. Using the mitt, remove the pan from the oven and set it onto a cooling rack. Turn off the oven. After the cake has had ample time to cool, use a spatula to spread the frosting on top. Finally, stick the appropriate number of candles into the cake’s top, light them, and present your delicious cake to the special, birthday guy or gal.