Hottest Easy-to-Make Cakes at the Beginning of 2016

No need to shell out a significant amount for baking classes. Check out these easy cake recipes for hands-on practice at home.

For baking enthusiasts, the biggest challenge is often the lack of professional baking tools. However, you can immediately overcome this obstacle by exploring these simple cake recipes:

1. Easy-to-Make Crispy Sugar Crepe

Ingredients for the Easy-to-Make Crispy Sugar Crepe:

- Eggs: 2 pieces;

- All-purpose flour: 55g;

- Milk: 55ml;

- Melted butter: 20g;

- Sugar: 40g;

- Bananas: 6 pieces;

- Brown sugar: 15g.

Steps to Create the Easy-to-Make Crispy Sugar Crepe.

Step 1: Peel bananas and put them in a pot with brown sugar and 20ml of water. Heat the pot on the stove for a few minutes until the sugar caramelizes around the bananas. Turn off the heat, and note to simmer over low heat.

Step 2: Mix eggs and sugar in a bowl without beating the eggs to avoid foaming. Add melted butter and milk, mix well. Finally, add flour and mix evenly. Strain the mixture through a sieve to remove any lumps.

Stir-fry bananas with sugar and mix the batter.

Step 3: Heat the pan on the stove, add a little oil, and wipe it with a paper towel. When the pan is slightly hot, scoop a spoonful of batter and pour it in, spreading it for about 30 seconds, then remove the crepe. Repeat until the batter is finished.

Step 4: Place the crepes on a plate, add caramelized bananas in the middle. Gently fold the sides of the crepe inwards and roll it up to create a delicious crepe.

Complete the Easy-to-Make Caramelized Banana Crepe.

2. Easy-to-Make Sweet Potato with Shredded Coconut Filling.

Ingredients for the Easy-to-Make Sweet Potato with Shredded Coconut Filling:

- Sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 3cm chunks: 300g;

- All-purpose flour: 50g;

- Fresh shrimp, peeled and finely chopped: 100g;

- Salt: ½ teaspoon;

- Sugar: 1.5 teaspoons;

- Shredded coconut: 70g;

- Lime leaves: 3 leaves;

- Fresh turmeric: 1 root;

- Tomato sauce: ½ teaspoon;

Steps to Create the Easy-to-Make Sweet Potato with Shredded Coconut Filling:

Step 1: Wash sweet potatoes and cut them into 3cm chunks, steam until soft, or leave them whole and boil, then peel. Mash the potatoes into a smooth puree.

Step 2: Once the sweet potatoes have cooled, mix them with flour until smooth, then divide the dough into equal portions, each about 30g.

Step 3: Heat a pan, add oil, wait until the oil is hot, then add tomato sauce over medium-low heat. Next, add the shrimp, salt, and sugar, stir well, and then add the shredded coconut.

Step 4: Extract water from the turmeric, pour it into the pan with shredded coconut. Finally, add finely chopped lime leaves.

Easy-to-Make Sweet Potato with Shredded Coconut Filling.

With just a few simple steps and an easy recipe, you can have a delicious cake for breakfast.

3. Easy-to-Make Cream-Filled Donuts.

Ingredients for the Easy-to-Make Cream-Filled Donuts:

For the dough:

- All-purpose flour: 115g;

- Salt: 2g;

- Yeast: 5g;

- Sugar: 10g;

- Fresh milk: 100ml;

- Butter: 15g;

- Semolina flour or can be replaced with glutinous rice flour: 50g;

For the cream:

- Egg yolks: 2 yolks;

- Sugar: 40g;

- Fresh milk: 250ml;

- Vanilla: 5ml; butter: 10g; cornstarch: 20g.

Steps to Create the Easy-to-Make Cream-Filled Donuts:

Step 1: Mix milk with yeast, then add sugar to the yeast mixture and let it sit for about 5 minutes.

Step 2: Combine flour with salt, pour the yeast mixture and knead thoroughly to form a well-incorporated dough.

Step 3: Add butter to the dough, continue kneading until the dough is no longer sticky. Cover the dough and let it rest for 30 minutes at room temperature for fermentation.

Step 4: While waiting for the dough to rise, make the creamy filling. Separate two eggs and use a whisk to blend the egg yolks with sugar until the yolks turn a pale yellow color.

Step 5: Heat a pot with milk, butter, and vanilla. Pour the mixture into the beaten eggs, stirring gently to avoid foaming. Then add cornstarch and mix well.

Step 6: Pour the egg and milk mixture into a pot and heat it. Stir continuously while heating until the mixture forms a smooth batter. Turn off the heat (note to use low heat).

Step 7: After the dough has risen, you will notice it has doubled in size. Take it out, knead it again, and divide it into equal portions. Roll each piece into a long oval shape, then let the dough rest for 10 minutes.

Step 8: Heat the pan on the stove until the oil is hot, then turn the heat down and fry the pastry. Fry until the pastry is golden brown, then remove and place on absorbent paper. Once the pastry has cooled, cut it open and fill it with cream.

Cream-filled donuts

Wishing you success with these easy-to-make pastry recipes, and never give up on your passion for baking!