CAKE - Nostalgic Butter Cake

By Aemelia

Ingredients

• 230 g butter
• 200 g eggs (no shell) – separate the yolks from the whites
• 50 g + 150g sugar
• 200 g self raising flour, sifted
• 60 ml milk
• 1 vanilla bean, scraped (or 1 tsp vanilla extract)

Details

Adapted from esjoie.wordpress.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven at 180degC. Grease pan, line the base and grease the sides to help the sides rise well
2. Beat egg whites til soft peak, gradually add in 50g sugar, and beat til stiff, set aside
3. Cream butter and 150g sugar til pale and fluffy. Put in vanilla seeds and beat for awhile
4. Add in egg yolk one at a time and beat well after each addition
5. Put in half the flour and beat in low speed til well mixed.
6. Put in milk in 2 additions and mix well.
7. Mix in the balance of the flour
8. Put in half the egg whites and beat in low speed. Pour the balance and fold
9. Pour batter into the pans and level
10 Bake for around 45 minutes til skewer comes out clean