Baking

Butter cake

Name: Butter cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 125 g butter, softened; 1 tsp vanilla essence; 165 g (¾ cup) caster sugar; 2 eggs; 225 g (1½ cups) self-raising flour; 125 ml (½ cup) milk

Serves 12 Prep 20 min Cook 50 min Total 70 min

Ingredients

125 g butter, softened
1 tsp vanilla essence
165 g (¾ cup) caster sugar
2 eggs
225 g (1½ cups) self-raising flour
125 ml (½ cup) milk

Method

Heat oven to 180°C. Grease a deep 20 cm round cake pan; line base.
Beat butter, vanilla and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time.
Fold in sifted flour alternately with milk until smooth. Spread into pan.
Bake about 50 minutes until a skewer comes out clean. Stand 5 minutes; turn onto a rack to cool.

Tip: Room-temperature ingredients mix more evenly. Makes a great base for icing or jam and cream.

Source: Women's Weekly Food