Butter cake

A wonderfully sweet base for cooking adventures.

Make this basic recipe extra exciting by adding food dye and making a rainbow cake!

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Preparation time
1.5 hours
Makes
12 servings
Category
Baking
Tags
baking, cake, vegetarian
185g
butter, softened
1 cup
caster sugar
1 tsp
vanilla essence
3
eggs
2 cups
self-raising flour
1/4 cup
milk
  1. Preheat oven to 180°C (360°F), and line a 20cm cake tin.
  2. In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar and vanilla until light and creamy.
  3. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  4. Sift flour over the mixture, alternately with milk, adding a third at a time. Stir in lightly.
  5. Spoon batter into prepared tin and bake for 50-60 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
  6. Cool cake in tin for a few minutes before turning out onto a wire rack.