Butter Cake Recipe

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Butter Cake
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter
  • 6 large eggs
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 3 cups cake flour
  • 1 tbsp vanilla
  • 2 tbsp finely shredded orange peel

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
  2. Grease and flour a 10-inch fluted tube pan; set aside.
  3. Let butter, eggs and cream stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
  4. Place butter in a large mixing bowl; beat on medium speed for 30 seconds. Gradually add sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, beating until well combined (this will take about 10 minutes). Beat 2 minutes more.
  5. Add eggs, one at a time, beating about 1 minute after each addition. Alternately add flour and cream, beating on low speed after each addition just until combined.
  6. Beat in vanilla, orange peel and orange extract.
  7. Transfer to prepared pan.
  8. Bake about 1 hour and 20 minutes or until center springs back when lightly touched.
  9. Cool in pan on wire rack for 15 minutes; remove from pan.
  10. Cool completely on wire rack.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 474.56 Kcal (1987 kJ)
Calories from fat 219.29 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 24.37g 37%
Cholesterol 155.87mg 52%
Sodium 45.79mg 2%
Potassium 98.73mg 2%
Total Carbs 57.96g 19%
Sugars 29.54g 118%
Dietary Fiber 0.8g 3%
Protein 6.6g 13%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 6%
Iron 2.9mg 16%
Calcium 39.2mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 362.06 Kcal (1516 kJ)
Calories from fat 167.3 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.59g 37%
Cholesterol 118.92mg 52%
Sodium 34.94mg 2%
Potassium 75.32mg 2%
Total Carbs 44.22g 19%
Sugars 22.54g 118%
Dietary Fiber 0.61g 3%
Protein 5.03g 13%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 6%
Iron 2.2mg 16%
Calcium 29.9mg 4%

* 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

  • 11.4
    Points
  • 13
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium

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