Butter Cake With Variations Recipe

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Ingredients
7
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Nutrition
269
Calories
Total time
65
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 4 oz butter (125 g)
  • 4 1/2 oz caster sugar (3/4 cup)
  • 2 eggs
  • 8 oz self raising flour (2 cups)
  • 1/8 tsp salt ( a pinch)
  • 1/2 cup milk

Directions:

  1. Grease a loaf tin.
  2. Preheat oven to 175°C.
  3. Sift flour and salt 3 times.
  4. In a mixing bowl cream butter and castor sugar with vanilla essence until mixture is white, light and fluffy.
  5. Add eggs one at a time and beat well after each.
  6. Fold sifted flour into creamed mixture alternating with milk, beginning and ending with flour.
  7. When mixture is smooth, pour into prepared tin.
  8. Lightly smooth top and bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until a fine skewer will come out clean.
  9. Cool cake on few minutes before turning out onto a wire rack.
  10. VARIATIONS.
  11. Lemon Cake - add the grated rind of 1 lemon and 2 teaspoons of lemon juice, omit the vanilla essence.
  12. Orange Cake - add the grated rind of 1 orange and 2 teaspoons of orange juice, omit the vanilla essence.
  13. Sultana Cake - add 4 to 6 ounces of sultanas and 1 teaspoon of spice. (now 3/4 cup sultanas and 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon or mixed spice).
  14. Seed Cake - add 1 tablespoon caraway seeds to mixture and sprinkle extra teaspoon of seeds on top before baking.
  15. Spice Cake - sift 1 teaspoon spice with flour, add 4 ounces chopped dates or chopped walnuts to mixture. (now sift 1 teaspoon spice - ground ginger, cinnamon, cardamom or mixed spice with the flour and add 3/4 cup chopped dates or walnuts to the mixture).
  16. Chocolate Cake - add 2 ounces of unsweetened chocolate, dissolved in a little milk. (now - add 60 grams melted dark chocolate to creamed mixture, before the flour).
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 268.97 Kcal (1126 kJ)
Calories from fat 101.16 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.24g 17%
Cholesterol 59.89mg 20%
Sodium 146.69mg 6%
Potassium 34.26mg 1%
Total Carbs 40.07g 13%
Sugars 13.43g 54%
Dietary Fiber 0.46g 2%
Protein 2.11g 4%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 0.2mg 1%
Calcium 31.5mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 386.68 Kcal (1619 kJ)
Calories from fat 145.44 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.16g 17%
Cholesterol 86.09mg 20%
Sodium 210.89mg 6%
Potassium 49.25mg 1%
Total Carbs 57.6g 13%
Sugars 19.31g 54%
Dietary Fiber 0.66g 2%
Protein 3.04g 4%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 4%
Iron 0.3mg 1%
Calcium 45.2mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 6.2
    Points
  • 7
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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