Basic Butter Cake Recipe

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Basic Butter Cake
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Ingredients
9
Count
Nutrition
6146
Calories
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup (1/2 lb.) butter, softened (see notes )
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 3 large egg yolks
  • 1 tbsp vanilla
  • 3 1/4 cups cake flour
  • 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 1/4 cups milk

Directions:

  1. In a bowl, with a mixer on medium-high speed (use the paddle attachment if using a standing mixer), beat butter and sugar until fluffy and pale yellow, 4 to 5 minutes. Add eggs, then yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping down sides of bowl as necessary. Beat in vanilla.
  2. In another bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir (or beat at low speed) about a third of the flour mixture into butter mixture. Stir in half the milk just until blended. Stir in another third of the flour mixture, then remaining milk, followed by remaining flour. Scrape batter equally into two buttered and floured 9-inch round cake pans and spread level.
  3. Bake in a 350° regular or convection oven until a wooden skewer inserted in the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool on racks in pans for 10 minutes, then invert cakes onto racks and remove pans. Cool completely before frosting.Notes: Soften the butter briefly in a warm place in the kitchen or in a microwave oven until very soft but not melted.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 6146.29 Kcal (25733 kJ)
Calories from fat 3616.09 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 401.79g 618%
Cholesterol 2097.15mg 699%
Sodium 1210.81mg 50%
Potassium 2753.56mg 59%
Total Carbs 553.17g 184%
Sugars 193.4g 774%
Dietary Fiber 9.16g 37%
Protein 88.34g 177%
Vitamin A 4.5mg 151%
Iron 38.2mg 212%
Calcium 1257.9mg 126%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 359.01 Kcal (1503 kJ)
Calories from fat 211.22 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 23.47g 618%
Cholesterol 122.5mg 699%
Sodium 70.72mg 50%
Potassium 160.84mg 59%
Total Carbs 32.31g 184%
Sugars 11.3g 774%
Dietary Fiber 0.53g 37%
Protein 5.16g 177%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 151%
Iron 2.2mg 212%
Calcium 73.5mg 126%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 155.6
    Points
  • 171
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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