How to make a cake

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Every year on Kulwa's birthday, her mother bakes (bake) a cake for her.

1. First, she ______ (warm) the oven.
2. Second, she ______ (mix) sugar and butter together in a bowl.
3. She then ______ (stir) the sugar and butter with a wooden spoon to make it light and soft.
4. Third, she ______ (put) in the eggs, one at a time, into the mixture of sugar and butter.
5. She then ______ (sieve) the flour to remove lumps.
6. She ______ (add) it into the mixture of sugar, butter, and eggs.
7. She also ______ (add) baking powder.
8. Next, she ______ (add) the milk, a little at a time, into the mixture.
9. She ______ (continue) to stir until the mixture ______ (become) smooth.
10. After that, she ______ (spread) cooking oil on the baking pan.
11. She ______ (pour) the mixture into the baking pan.
12. She ______ (bake) it for 30 minutes in the oven.
13. She finally ______ (take) it out and leaves it to cool. After that, the cake is ready.

Answer the questions according to the instructions.

1. What does Kulwa's mother do first to make the cake?

   • Begin: First, _____________________________.

2. What does she do secondly?

   • Begin: Secondly, _____________________________.

3. What does she do after putting the eggs in the mixture?

   • Begin: After _____________________________.

4. What does she do after adding baking powder?

   • Begin: After adding _____________________________.

5. What does she do finally?

   • Begin: Finally, _____________________________.

Answer 'Yes' or 'No' to the questions below.

Example:

• Does Kulwa's mother add some milk first?

  • No, she doesn't.

1. Does Kulwa's mother add some milk first?
2. Does she add the baking powder after mixing the flour in the mixture?
3. Does she spread the cooking oil on a baking pan before pouring the mixture?
4. Does she finally mix the sugar and butter in the bowl?
5. Does she warm the oven before spreading the butter?