Basic Easy Butter Cake

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Ingredients

  • 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

Instructions

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

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

619 kcal 31% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 5.9g 12% DV
Total Fat 29.6g 38% DV
Carbs 82.8g 30% DV
Fiber 0.8g 3% DV
Sugar 36.5g 73% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 150.8mg 7% DV
Potassium 225.8mg 5% DV
Cholesterol 141mg 47% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 62.8mcg 7% DV
Vitamin C 4mg 4% DV
Vitamin D 0.4mcg 2% DV
Calcium 163.5mg 13% DV
Iron 3.2mg 18% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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