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Birthday cake recipe

"Recette de gâteau d'anniversaire"
French B1 writing exercise

Follow a chef's instructions to make a simple birthday cake.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to make [food]", "a birthday cake", "not that difficult", "to follow [something]", "an instruction", "everyone", "a mixing bowl", "to crack an egg", "to add [something]", "sugar", "butter", "to mix everything together (baking)", "to fold [something] into [something] (baking)", "to avoid [something]", "a lump (baking)", "to pour [something] into [something]", "a cake tin [US: cake pan]", "baking paper", "to leave [something] to bake", "in the oven", "to decorate [something]", "as you like it (= the way you want)".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2026-09-10

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How the test works
You’ll practise: Mode impératif, Préposition, L'Impératif Présent

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Making a birthday cake is not that difficult. Follow my instructions to make a delicious cake that everyone will love. First, in a mixing bowl, crack three eggs and add 200g of sugar and (of) butter. Mix everything together. Then, fold 200g of flour into the mixture very slowly to avoid any lumps. Pour it into a cake tin [US: cake pan] that you've already lined with baking paper. Leave the cake to bake in the oven for 40 minutes. Finally, decorate the cake as you like (it).

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