i really nead help with my cakes. i've tried the medeira cake and its just too dense and dry. i'm looking for a cake to be soft and moist, can anyone help? i also find it difficult to convert the recipes in this website to grams which i'm used to using.any suggestions?i've got a bridal shower coming up soon and promised i will make a cake, so need a reply fast!!!
i make just a basic sponge. thats soft and moist. i weigh in ounces though so ill give you that recipe, you should be able to convert it using google or the like:
8oz self raising flour
8oz butter (i use stork)
8oz caster sugar
4 eggs
cream the butter and sugar, then add eggs, then flour.....
works for me! good luck!
i use this recipe to make a circular cake 8" x 2"
i personally like to make 2 cakes 8" x 1" and sandwich them together but that is just my preference, you could do either.
to make a larger cake just double the mixture, treble it or so on. i have doubled it to make a larger cake before and had no problems what so ever. i have also done 1 and a half times the recipe before to make a taller cake.
its quite a variable recipe i find. i hope this helps!
good luck!
thanks for that. just one more question. sorry to ask so much questions it's just i've had to much past cake problems! 
say i want to use your cake recipe for a 9inch cake and for a 10 inch cake how would i know when to double or treble? can you show me what you do?and what about baking time?
thanks ever so much for your help!
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