Plain Cake

I had planned on naming a few more of my chooks today but it was way too cold to venture outside this morning taking photos. 

So, I decide to BAKE instead.

This recipe is anything other than plain (as the title suggests).  It is my base recipe for many a delight I have whipped up in the kitchen.

 

Cake

125gm butter

2/3 cup sugar

2 large eggs

1 teasp vanilla

1/2 cup milk

2  cups sr flour

Beat butter and Sugar until light and fluffy

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well in between

Add vanilla

Add flour and milk alternately and mix lightly 

Pour mixture into a greased cake tin

Bake in a moderate oven for approx 35 minutes

Spread with Icing - 

Today - Passionfruit Icing (because I have 2 ripe passionfruits,Yeh!)

Two passionfruits, approx 1 cup of icing sugar and a dash of water, mix to make a nice smooth icing.

Variations:  This is the exciting part!

Orange Cake (Hubby's favourite) 

Reduce milk to 1/4 cup and add 1/4 cup of orange juice and add grated rind from one orange

Ice with orange butter icing - 2 cups icing sugar, 2 tab butter, 1 - 2 tab orange juice, grated orange rind.  Beat Well

 Coffee Cake
Add 1 tab instant coffee dissolved in small amount of water
Ice with coffee butter icing - 2 cups icing sugar, 2 tab butter and small amount of dissolved instant coffee, depending on taste approx 1 - 2 teaspoons.  Sprinkle with chopped Walnuts.

Other Variations I have made:
Sultana Cake - Add 3/4 cup sultanas to cake mix. 
No need to ice.
Great easy recipe for Patty Cakes, just pour mixture into patty pan cases instead of a cake tin, you may have to reduce cooking time slightly though. I think it makes about 1 doz.
It can also be used to make a nice warm Pudding, just pour mixture on top of Stewed fruit (Apples, Apricots, Peaches, Rhubarb & Apple, Mulberries etc...) and bake.
Serve warm with cream or ice-cream
Icing Variations 

Chocolate icing sprinkled with coconut

Pink or plain icing sprinkled with sprinkles, 100's & 1000's

Topped with cherries, grated chocolate, the sky is the limit!

So you see, this Plain Cake is not really that Plain at all!

What would you do with this Cake?