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Butter Cake Recipe

A simple and classic butter cake recipe, perfect for birthday cakes.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 345 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American , Australian , British

Ingredients

  • 2 cups SR flour, sifted (280 grams) (or 2 cups plain/all purpose flour + 4 teaspoons baking powder)
  • pinch salt
  • 125 grams butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ⅔ cup caster sugar (superfine sugar)
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup milk (125 ml)
Vanilla Buttercream Icing
  • 125 grams unsalted butter
  • 1 ½ cups icing sugar (confectioners sugar)
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • Sprinkles (to decorate)

Instructions

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  1. Pre-heat oven to moderate (180 degrees celsius/355 degrees fahrenheit, fan-forced)
  2. Grease the cake tin and line with baking paper.
  3. Cream the butter and vanilla extract.
  4. Add the sugar gradually and beat again.
  5. Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.
  6. Add half of the flour and fold into mixture.
  7. Add all of the milk and fold into the mixture.
  8. Add the rest of the flour and fold into the mixture.
  9. Spoon mixture into the tin.
  10. Bake for 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
  11. Cool for 10 minutes before turning cake out onto a wire rack to cool completely before icing.
Vanilla Buttercream Icing
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  1. Cream butter before gradually adding icing sugar and continuing to beat.
  2. Add milk and beat again until light and fluffy.
  3. Use a spatula to spread buttercream over cooled cake. Add sprinkles, if desired.

Nutrition Information

Calories 345kcal (17%) Carbohydrates 43g (14%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 18g (28%) Saturated Fat 11g (55%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 5g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 73mg (24%) Sodium 84mg (4%) Potassium 56mg (2%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 26g (52%) Vitamin A 579IU (12%) Calcium 27mg (3%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 345

% Daily Value*

Calories 345kcal 17%
Carbohydrates 43g 14%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 18g 28%
Saturated Fat 11g 55%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 5g 25%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 73mg 24%
Sodium 84mg 4%
Potassium 56mg 1%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 26g 52%
Vitamin A 579IU 12%
Calcium 27mg 3%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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