Butter cake

Love this recipe ... cake is light and fluffy ...


Butter Cake Recipe






Ingredients:
2 and 1/3 stick (250g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
7 oz (200g) plain flour/all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
7 oz (200g) castor sugar (can reduce to 150g)
4 eggs
½ tsp salt
4 tablespoons fresh milk
1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Method:
1. Preheat oven to 190 deg celsius
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. Mix well.
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. (For my oven, I think 35 minutes is just nice. 40 minutes will be a little burnt on the surface)
12. Remove it from the oven and let cool on the wire rack for another 5 minutes.


Using the recent square baking pan "bend n bake".... it was fantastic ! It does not stick and the cake could be removed easily. This photo showed "wavy" bottom of the baking pan when I reversed it over the chopping board.