Butter Cake

Ingredients :

• 250g butter
• 210g castor sugar
• 4 eggs
• 200g self-raising flour, sifted with 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 4 tbsp fresh UHT milk

Method :

1. Grease the 20cm cake tin. Preheat oven to 170°C.
2. Cream butter and sugar until light and creamy.
3. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition until mixture is light and fluffy. Add essence.
4. Fold in sifted flour gradually to mix.
5. Finally stir in milk. Mix until well combined.
6. Turn out mixture into prepared tin.
7. Level out mixture at the sides but allow a shallow well in the centre.
8. Bake in preheated oven for 55–60 minutes or until cooked through..