Traditional Butter Cake

Traditional Butter Cake

8-inch baking tin)

250g Salted Butter 

80g Margarine 

200g Caster sugar 

5 Eggs 

260g Plain flour 

1 tsp baking powder 

2 tbsp Fresh Milk 

1/2 tsp Vanilla Essence 

Method:

Preheat the oven at 170 deg C for about 15 minutes. Grease the baking tin and line the bottom with a round baking paper. 

Using an wooden spatula, cream butter, margarine, caster sugar and vanilla in a medium bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time,to combine. Add half the flour. Stir to combine. Add half the milk. Stir to combine. Repeat with remaining flour and milk.

Spread mixture into prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Stand in pan for 10 minutes. Turn out onto a wire rack to cool.