Cake Rusks
A wonderful biscotti made out of strips of cake that are baked until golden and crispy! These taste oh-soooo-delicious with tea or coffee. Dunking goodness, YUM!
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour 120gm
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine at room temperature (113gm)
- 3 eggs at room temperature
- 3/4 cup finely grinded or caster sugar 150gm
- 1 tsp. vanilla essence
- a few drops of yellow color
Instructions
- Sift the flour with the baking powder and salt, then set it aside.Beat the butter/margarine with the caster sugar until fluffy and pale in color. Add the color and mix well. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Then add in the flour, mixing only until just combined. Finally fold in the vanilla essence.Pour the batter (it will be a thick batter) into a greased and lined 7×11 pan. (You can use any pan you like, but I chose to use a big pan so as to get a thin layer cake, that way the strips are nice and evenly baked).Bake in a preheated oven at 180 C for 15-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.Turn the cake out and let it cool. Then, using a sharp knife, cut it down the middle, then into thin strips.Place the strips on a baking sheet, and put the sheet back into the oven. Bake at 150 C for 15 minutes. Turn them over and bake the other side for another 15 minutes. If they need more time in the oven, turn down the heat a little bit and let them bake for slightly longer until they are golden brown and crisp on all sides.Remove on to a wire-rack and let them cool. Store in an airtight container.Enjoy! 🙂
Notes
If they still don’t feel as crispy as you would want, AFTER they have cooled completely, turn the oven on and let it heat to 180 C. Then turn it off and put the rusks on a baking sheet and put it back into the oven. Close the oven door and let them stay in there for about half an hour with the oven off.
It luk realy lovely….i wl try it 2.
going to try it
It look simple n easy , will inshALLAh try it , Fauzia keep up the good work.
a.o.a how are you fauzia your work is amazing i work in a bakery but still i cant got the same result at home so i focus on your point than try once again
Assalamu alaikum fauzi’a, pls can I use dis cake as substitute 4lady fingers in tiramitsu? I can find dem anywia or can u giv me a different recipe 4dat? Jazakillah khair
W/Salaam, yes you can use cake rusks, sponge cake or even sugared biscuits. Have you tried checking for them at the supermarkets?
Sis fauxia ina son na xama member ya xanyi tnx & God bless u ol
W/Salaam, all the recipes posted here are mine (Fauzia M. Afif).
Salam,
i made ur chocolate brownies n they came out truly delicious..but d plain vanilla cake didn’t turn out tht well. I wanted 2 try out these cake rusks 2day but can i substitute eggs wid yogurt in dis recipe n how much n also oil 4 butter?plz rply asap.thnx
W/Salaam, thanks for the feedback. What went wrong with the vanilla cake? Did you make any changes to the recipe? I have not tried substituting the eggs in this recipe so not sure how the results will turn out like.
salaam, iu made ur cake rusk, they turned put really well. was wondering if u have a recipe for rot( you get them in muharam) i think they are made from semolina..
thank you for the recipe 🙂
W/Salaam, thank you! Have never heard of rot, how do they look?
Salam fauxia I made honeycomb bread it was great my family like it so much for cake rusks can I use normal sugar cos I can’t find the caster sugar
W/Salaam, you can make castor sugar by just grinding regular sugar.
is it possible to use ghee instead of butter when baking cookies?
Have not tried using ghee in the cookies, sorry!
Salams fauzia. Can I use self raising flour instead of all purpose and baking powder?
W/Salaam, normally a cup of SR flour has a tsp and a half of baking powder. That would be a bit more than what is needed for this recipe as we use just 1 tsp per cup of flour.
Assalm,i m using the mesure of a tea cup then huw much butter n egg shall i use pls rply i m wating
W/Salaam, best to follow the exact measurements as I cannot be sure what size your teacup is or how much in grams it can hold.
I dnt have the mesrment of 120 gm.i hv the mug of 250ml.ds i msr wth this
gm and ml are different units of measurements, gm is for dry ingredients and ml is for liquids. Best to get a scale or a measuring cup for dry ingredients.
I just made it n it’s perfect thk u so much
Lovely reciepe…Takes me back to my childhood when these was my favorite snack .
Thanks for sharing fauzia
Rooster
Fauzia, please can you tell me if I can use leftover sponge cakes to make these rusks?
Thank you 🙂
You can, although cannot be sure on how the results will be as sponge cakes mostly do not use any oil/butter.
Can I use regular granulated sugar? I can’t find it anywhere and I don’t have a food processor.
Yes you can, just beat the butter with the sugar well to help it mix.
Asalamu alaikum suster Fauzia. Can I use plain flour. ..
W/Salaam, All purpose flour is the same as plain flour.
I will try it tomarrow say me best luck
Salam fouzia h r u. I make cake rusk today and still thy r inn hot and off ovren .but they r not chang the size I used meanz phooly nahi. And still they r cake not rusk I do all ur tips but not crispy. The tast r v good same like bakrey shop. So pleaz upload the step by step picture. Its reall easy for us .
Aselam Alekum sr. Can we use a regular cake for making this? ( a cake that contains oil)?
W/Salaam, yes it should be fine.
Salaams dear,you said you cut down the cake in the middle…I didn’t get that point clearly…pls may u explain…jazakALLAH.May ALLAH bless u ameen for enlightening us.
W/Salaam, divide the cake in the middle to make two layers.
I am baking this right now
I am baking this right now and first batch is out…delish is the word !
AOA fauzia baji I have An
AOA fauzia baji I have An electric oven so plz tell me how much temperature I set during bake the cake rusk u mention two temperature one is 180 •c and second is 150 •c plz inform me Bcoz my oven full temperature is 500 I want to try this recipe I never try the cake or cake rusk thnx Allah apko jaza dey Ameen
W/Salaam. Sounds like your
W/Salaam. Sounds like your oven runs on degrees Fahrenheit, not Centigrade. Could you confirm this first please?
AOA baji me sure ni hn k kon
AOA baji me sure ni hn k kon sa oven ha but I think it’s ferenheight pta ni yahan America me electric oven Jo hn kon se hn Pakistan me to centigrade tha kindly ap guide kr den mery pass booklet b ni ha yahan appartmnt me lga hoa tha oven bs andazay se hi use krti hn kbi sahi temp ni pta plz ap zror btaye ga shukria
English please?
English please?
dear Namal AOA,
dear Namal AOA,
In north america oven temperatures are not as same as in back home Asia. so please convert all the temperatures for baking. 180 means you have to put 350 or 355 whereas 200 means you have to use 390 to 400 for baking. 500 is the temperture you will use to brown things especially if you use the top grill. i hope this helps you and nothing stops you from baking Fauzia’s incredible dishes. Fauzia You are great, you taught me baking, May Allah bless you with happiness always.
Assalamo Alaikum sis Thnx a
Assalamo Alaikum sis Thnx a ot for ur all rcp’s hv tried several times.
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W/Salaam, am not sure what is
W/Salaam, am not sure what is causing this but since you managed to post it means you must be logged in. So I do not really understand where the problem is as you are already online on the page right now. Is there a reason why you want to change the password? I can change it for you..just email me on fauziaskitchenfun@hotmail.com
Assalamualikum Fauzia, I didn
Assalamualikum Fauzia, I didn’t get one thing that 1 cup (120 gm) is almost equal to 1/2 cup (113 gm) and less than 3/4 cup (150 gm).
Different things weigh
Different things weigh differently. A cup of stones would weigh more than a cup of feathers, right? Same theory here. Some ingredients are light so a cup of those is lighter. Some are heavy so they weigh more.
Assalam tried this recipe
Assalam tried this recipe yesterday. But it did not get cooked in 15 mins. Had to bske it for around an additional 40 mins. I put it in an aluminium recipient which i normally used for baking cakes. I am surprised how the cake did not turn out well. I had all fresh ingredients in the cake even the baking powder was just bought. Grateful if you can think abt wat went wrong.
Thanks
W/Salaam, did you preheat the
W/Salaam, did you preheat the oven? What size cake pan did you use?
I pre-heated the oven at 180C
I pre-heated the oven at 180C for 15 mins. The recipient I used is a thick aluminium one in which tice can be cooked. I do not have the exact measurements but is quite thick and i normaly use it to bake other cakes. There was also enough space (nearly 1/2 of the space of recipient in terms of length)when the batter was dropped in that recipient.
Can u tell me the perfect size of cake pan which I can use.
Thanks
The pan size is given in the
The pan size is given in the recipe.
Hi..I tried this recipee but
Hi..I tried this recipee but it didn’t came out biscotti as it is ..
It came out very soft even baked it extra ..
Please advice me what went wrong so next time
I b careful
Hi, you could try slicing
Hi, you could try slicing them thinner, although really these are a soft kind of biscotti. Sort of a middle between cookie and cake. 🙂
Salaams Fauzia
Salaams Fauzia
Made the cake rusk using your step by step method and they turned out so very nice. Although baked for 5 minutes more to get the required crispness. My husband loves cake rusk and we always buy it from the local super market, but he loved the one which I baked. Thank you so much for making my life easy . Believe me your recipes turns out so well , if followed exactly , and gives me so much confidence. Thanks
Cake rusk turned out very
Cake rusk turned out very crispy and tasty but after sometime when i placed them under fan or open at room temp they become less crispy
Why it happened?
As with all crispy baked
As with all crispy baked goods, they need to be stored in an airtight container to retain crispness. You can bake them again on low heat for a few minutes to return them to a crispier state.
AOA.Dear Fozia my Cake Rusks
AOA.Dear Fozia my Cake Rusks have turned out great but somewhat harder than marketones.any tips to make them little softer.Thnks
Bake them for slightly less
Bake them for slightly less time.
Amazing result Fauzia, my
Amazing result Fauzia, my hubby luved it, ur all recipes comes out perfect Jazak Allah
Assalamu alaikum fauzia sis..
Assalamu alaikum fauzia sis…. I tried ur many recipes n they turned out perfect! Ur gr8 sis n May Allah bless u to make many recipes n upload for us… Aameen… Sis I hv a question I hv a leftover brownies, then could u tell me hw to re-use it… Can I make it like cake rusk? Jazakallahu khair
W/Salaam, thank you. You can
W/Salaam, thank you. You can crumble them and use as a dessert topping with ice-cream.
Salam…fauzia ur recipies
Salam…fauzia ur recipies are awsome…jazakAllah…plz tell me if i dont have a baking sheet can i use a newspaper?
W/Salaam, no you cannot use a
W/Salaam, no you cannot use a newspaper.