Butter Cake

Butter cake is a popular cake among the young and old.  Many like it for its great, soft and buttery texture and taste.  The sides of the cake is usually crispy and nice.

The thing about baking your own cake is that you can mix and match and adjust the ingredients to suit your taste once you are familiar with the recipe.

Butter cake is easy to bake once you have got the right mix and pick up the right mixing speed and skills.  Here are the ingredients and method to impress your family and friends with:

Ingredients for butter cake

250 gm self raising flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
Sieve the above
250 gm butter
200 gm caster sugar
6 eggs beaten
2 teaspoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Cake Mixture

Cream and mix butter and sugar until fluffy
Gradually put in beaten eggs and essence
Mix or beat until properly mixed
Slowly fold in sifted flour and milk
Mix well

Method:
Heat up oven for about 1 min high temp
Grease and flour 20cm ring cake pan tray
Pour the cake mixture onto tray
Bake for about 30-45 mins at 170 degree celcius
Check to see if cake is ready by testing the bottom texture with a toothpick
Make sure toothpick is clear and not sticky with mixture to ensure that cake is ready

Baking Butter Cake Recipe

Baking butter cake can be easy and fun.  I had always thought that baking recipes are complicated and baking is tough.  Why then do the cakes cost so much.  My dad likes butter cake.  So do my mum and my mother-in-law.  The butter cake recipe that my aunt usually use to bake for him.  I have always wanted to bake and show off to my friends who have been bombarding their facebook pages with pictures of mouth watering cakes, muffin and tarts.

Baking Recipes

I never knew baking could be so fun and addictive.  I baked close to 30 cakes last year, not inclusive of muffins and cookies.  I attempted a few baking recipes like the chocolate cake, chocolate muffins, banana cake, chiffon cake, but nothing came close to the easy butter cake recipe.  Baking is made easy with today's information.  I can simply google for the recipes i love or the pictures i love best.

Butter Cake Recipe

The butter cake recipe is easy and fast to bake. The butter cake recipe taken from my aunt, who is a great baker. It is simple and easy, 1 lb of sugar and 1 lb of butter and 1 lb of self raising flour. Add two tablespoon of margarine with ten eggs. Beat the butter and margarine and sugar for about five to ten minutes using medium speed beating, add the eggs.  Continue beating for about 3 mins. Add in the flour and stir well. Pour in baking tray that you have greased.  And it is all good to go into oven for about 45 minutes.

Baking can get expensive when you are addictive to it.  One night, I baked 3 trays of cakes, all different types.  But, buying cakes are even pricier.