BASIC EASY BUTTER CAKE

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This is a very quick recipe for butter cake that never fails. You can ice it with any frosting you desire - I will post frostings for butterscotch and chocolate cream ripple which go well with this cake.

Provided by Wendys Kitchen

Categories     Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 6

125 g butter or 125 g margarine
1/2 cup caster sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
2 cups self-raising flour, sifted
1/2 cup milk

Steps:

  • Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Add eggs one at a t ime beating well after each addition. Add vanilla essence. Beat.
  • Fold flour into creamed mixture alternating with milk, beginning and ending with flour.
  • Spoon into greased 20cm square cake tin.
  • Bake in moderate oven (180 degrees C) for 35 to 40 minutes until skewer inserted into centre comes out clean.
  • Allow to cool in tin 5 minutes before turning out. Cool completely before icing.

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