Basic Butter Cake. I usually preheat the oven until the internal temperature became stable. Hi Irene, Thank you so much for trying my recipe. This recipe is quite basic, so you can make.

You can also add fruit in it if you wish. Butter and eggs are what to look for in a cake recipe. This isn't a light froo froo cake. You can have Basic Butter Cake using 6 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Basic Butter Cake

Prepare 125 g of Butter *cut into small pieces, softened at room temperature.
It's 1/2-1 cup of Caster Sugar *1/2 cup is sweet enough for me, but you may wish to add 1 cup.
It's of Flavour *e.g. 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract OR 1 tablespoon Rum.
It's 2 of large Eggs *room temperature.
It's 1/2 cup of Butter Milk *room temperature.
It's 1 of & 1/2 cups Self-Raising Flour.

With knife, loosen side of cake(s) from pan(s); invert onto wire rack to cool completely. The Basic buttercake is one of my favorite cakes! Simple and tasty, this cake will come in handy for every occasion! Try this brilliant Basic buttercake recipe for yourself!

Basic Butter Cake instructions

Preheat oven to 170°C. Line the base and sides of a 18cm springform cake tin with baking paper. The baking paper on the sides need to be at least 10cm in height. *Note: To help the cake to raise evenly, you can butter the baking paper on the sides..
Beat the softened Butter in a mixing bowl with a whisk until smooth. Add Sugar and Vanilla Extract OR Rum, and beat until creamy. Add Eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition..
Add Butter Milk and Self-Raising Flour, and mix well. Spoon the mixture into the cake tin and smooth the surface. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until cooked through. *Note: If you add 1 cup Sugar, the cake might turn too dark. Cover with a sheet of Foil..
Stand the cake in the pan for 5 minutes, then turn onto a wire rack to cool..

This is the best basic butter cake recipe I have come across, so far. Soft and moist with all the buttery goodness. And so very easy to make. Based on a recipe that Marcella Valladolid credits her mother for. This butter cake recipe is quite simple to make and can be tried even by beginners.