How to Make Butter Cake

Butter cake is a basic cake that is fantastic on its own or serves as the basis for a wide variety of cake variations through the addition of different flavours. This recipe is one version of a butter cake - if you wish to add you own, please do so as either a variant here or start your own article (you will need to distinguish the variant in the title).

Ingredients

• Pinch of salt
• 1 1/2 cups (300g) sugar
• 300g / 10 oz butter or margarine, softened
• 3 eggs
• 3 teaspoons vanilla essence/extract
• 1 3/4 cups (415 ml) milk

Steps

1  Preheat the oven to 190ºC/375ºF. Cover the baking pan in baking paper.

2 Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Put to one side.

3 Beat together the sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla. Beat until light and fluffy. (If using an electric mixer, use high speed.)

4 Combine the flour and liquid mixtures. Beat until the mixture is smooth.

5 Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan. Smooth over using a spatula.

6 Bake for 25–30 minutes, or until the centre springs back when pressed.

7 Remove from oven and leave to cool on a wire cooling rack, still in the pan.

8 Place a topping of choice on the cooled cake. Some ideas include:

• Plain icing
• Icing plus glazed cherries
• Icing plus berries
• Icing plus citrus peel
• Icing plus sprinkles
• Jam and chocolate piped lines
• Dollops of cream with chocolate drops atop the cream
• Lemon curd and cream
• Streusel topping

9 Cut the cake into approximately 24 squares. It is now ready for serving.

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