If using a hand mixer, watch as the butter and sugar cream together to make beautiful ribbons of batter | If the toothpick appears wet with batter, then the cake is not done baking |
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Now is a good time to add the vanilla extract, too | Once the milk is mostly absorbed, stop the mixer and scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl |
The exact directions may vary, but some of these key points are universal for nearly all cakes.
29If you try to remove a cake that is too hot, it may break into pieces | You may add the eggs while the mixer is running on low to further incorporate them |
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With the mixer still running, stream in the milk | Once done, let your cakes cool on a wire rack |
It really can be quite pretty and fun.