Perfect Butter Cake


I promised you a butter cake recipe and here it is.  
It really is a great one for icing with butter cream or even fondant.  

Perfect basic cake and stays moist for days...very important!

Butter Cake

makes a 22cm cake

ingredients
  • 250g butter, room temperature
  • 250g caster sugar
  • splash of vanilla
  • 3 eggs, room temperature
  • 330g self raising flour, sifted
  • 180ml milk, room temperature
method
  • preheat oven to 180C/160C fan, grease and line a 22cm round cake tin with baking paper
  • beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, mix in vanilla
  • beat in eggs one at a time
  • add flour and milk in 3 batches whilst stirring just until combined
  • spread mixture into cake tin and bake for about 50-60 minutes, test with skewer
  • allow to cool slightly and turn out onto cooling rack
  • leave un iced or ice with butter cream if it's for a special occasion cake



This week is baking week as there's a market on, hope you can come by and say hi


Happy Wednesday friends, hope to visit you soon.
✗ ♡

Comments

  1. Taryn12 October 2011 at 00:06

    I'm off to bake it RIGHT NOW!! x

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  2. mel @ loved handmade12 October 2011 at 00:54

    Oooh, looks delicious Cathie! I do love butter cake..x

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  3. LionessLady12 October 2011 at 01:06

    Yummon Cathie! I do tend to use butter cakes for special birthday cakes so will file this away for future reference!

    Would love to come to that market too... just need to find a reason to leave the smalls with hubby so I can look and browse at will!

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  4. Sonia12 October 2011 at 01:08

    We'll be there this weekend! I'm taking my sister and my kids.

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  5. Jennie12 October 2011 at 01:51

    Thank you for the delicious recipe!
    I wish I could come to the market Cathie. I hope you have a fab time.XXX

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  6. deux chiens et un garcon12 October 2011 at 05:02

    Wish oh wish I could come to the market.

    Having a bit of fancy about living in Melbourne again.

    Thank you so much for such a simple sweet recipe.

    Hope the market goes well

    xxx
    Jill

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  7. Kat12 October 2011 at 13:48

    Yum yum yum! That looks delicious.

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  8. nicole12 October 2011 at 14:34

    wish i could come on saturday! stupid work!!
    and i will DEFINITELY be making this cake!
    xo

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  9. Tas12 October 2011 at 16:16

    Thanks, Cathie. Haven't got a classic butter cake recipe...Well, I have now.

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  10. teddybearswednesday12 October 2011 at 18:16

    thanks Special, there's nothing like a good old butter cake xo

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  11. My Beautiful World13 October 2011 at 02:32

    True to your word dearest friend I have been waiting for this one. Thank you for taking the time to share this beauty with us all. Hope your days are filled with a smile just like you make us feel everytime I see you here. Enjoy your day lovely xo

    Always Wendy

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  12. Melissa13 October 2011 at 03:34

    Yum, that looks great. Wonder if it will work with gluten free flour...

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  13. Kelly Casanova13 October 2011 at 20:55

    Looks wonderful, I'll give it a go. So many of my butter type cakes turn out dry, I can't figure it out - cupcakes especially :(

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  14. Zara15 October 2011 at 20:39

    Yummo butter cake. and the blue suitcase..what a beauty. x

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  15. Kylie16 October 2011 at 00:39

    that looks delicious! Will have to make it for my Dad who loves butter cake. Thanks Cathie. x

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  16. christina25 November 2011 at 07:51

    i SO want to bake this. i will have to look up my conversion chart. it will be worth it. ; )

    hello friend.
    xo

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