Vanilla Cake (with Egg)

Ingredients :

• All-Purpose Flour - 1 & 1/2 cups

• Unsalted Butter (softened) - 1/2 cup (1 stick)

• Sugar - 1 cup

• Eggs (at room temperature) - 2

• Whole Milk - 1/2 cup

• Baking Powder - 1 & 1/2 tsp

• Vanilla Extract - 1 tsp

• Salt - 1/4 tsp

(Original recipe calls for Cake Flour but I used all purpose flour and it turned out just fine.

1 cup Cake Flour = 3/4 cup All-Purpose Flour + 2 tbsp Cornstarch)

Method :

• Sift the flour, baking powder and salt in mixing bowl.

• Beat the butter (preferably using an electric mixer on low speed) until the mixture resembles coarse sand.

• Add in the sugar and beat it until the mixture resembles fine damp sand.

• Now add and beat in the eggs, one at a time.

• Time to add the vanilla and milk. Mix on medium-high speed until blended well.

• Lightly grease (using butter / spray / cake release) an 8 / 9 -inch cake pan. 

• Heat the oven to 400 F.

• Pour the cake batter into the pan. Bake for about 30-35 minutes. Before taking out of the oven, check by inserting a tooth-pick in the center of the cake and make sure it comes out clean.

• Cool cake by setting it over a wire rack for about 5 minutes and then take it out of the pan and cool further over the wire rack.

Recipe Source : Country Living