Butter Cake

After a break of more than half a year, I finally gotten the chance to start baking again.  To kick start my baking journey in 2012, I started off with a basic butter cake which I learnt from Jia Lei.  This recipe yields a very soft and fluffy butter cake.  I added in raisins for added flavour.

Top View of the cake

See how fluffy it is

Here is the recipe:

Egg - 6 nos.

Sugar - 140 g

Self Raising Flour - 260 g (or 260g plain flour + 1 tsp baking powder)

Butter (Cold) - 350 g

Icing Sugar - 120 g

Butter essence - optional

Method:

1. Sift flour. Separate egg white and egg yolk.

2. Beat butter and icing sugar till light and fluffy.

3. beat egg white & sugar till fluffy. Add in egg yolk and beat for 2 mins.

4. Combine (2) and (3) together and mix well. Slowly add in flour and mix well.

Pour into cake tin. Bake for 25 mins at 180 degree celcius.