Simple Butter Cake .......

 

 

Ingredients:

2 1/3 sticks (total of 250g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
7 oz (200g) plain flour/all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
7 oz (200g) castor sugar
4 eggs
½ tsp salt
4 tablespoons fresh milk or yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
2. Lightly grease the pan with some butter.
3. Mix the flour and the baking powder together and sieve. Add in salt and mix well. Set aside.
4. Use an electronic beater to mix butter and sugar until well combined or pale yellow in color. (Note: Sugar has not dissolved yet).
5. Add in the first egg. Beat well after each addition of egg until creamy.
6. Scrape down the sides for even mixing.
7. Add in vanilla essence and mix well.
8. Fold in the flour into the mixture and mix well.
9. Finally, add in the milk/yogurt.
 10. Pour the mixture into the greased baking pan. Shake it lightly to distribute cake mixture evenly.
11. Bake until golden brown and cooked, about 40 minutes. Use a cake tester to test if it’s cooked.
12. Remove it from the oven and let cool on the wire rack for another 5 minutes. Serve warm.

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• 125g butter, melted
• 300g (2 cups) self-raising flour, sifted
• 1/3 cup buttermilk
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 220g (1 cup) caster sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 2 passionfruit, to serve
• 320g (2 cups) icing sugar, sifted, to serve
  
  

  • Method
• Step 1
  Preheat oven to 175°C. Grease and line a 19 x 9cm loaf pan. Place the butter, flour, buttermilk, egg, sugar and lemon zest In a large bowl. Using hand beaters, mix until well combined.
• Step 2
  Pour mixture into prepared pan. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until golden. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack. To serve, remove the pulp from the passionfruit and place in a small bowl. Add the icing sugar and stir to combine until the mixture forms a smooth paste. Drizzle passionfruit mixture over the cake. Cut into slices and serve.