{"id":2511,"date":"2013-01-27T15:52:05","date_gmt":"2013-01-27T05:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plate4eight.com\/?p=2511"},"modified":"2023-06-20T14:59:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T04:59:36","slug":"basic-butter-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/?p=2511","title":{"rendered":"Basic Butter Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/plate4eight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC00937.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2560\" title=\"Basic Butter Cake\" src=\"http:\/\/plate4eight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC00937.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC00937.jpg 480w, https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC00937-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The rain has really set in here and we have spent the last couple of hours without power. &nbsp;Now that it is back on I&#8217;m trying to get dinner ready in case it goes out again. &nbsp;Of course, sitting around without power has made everyone feel very hungry. &nbsp;Ridiculous&nbsp;I know, they have so many toys and books to read, but silence is an unusual phenomenon around here and you would think they hadn&#8217;t been fed all weekend. &nbsp;So Mr8 thinks a cake is in order. &nbsp;I&#8217;m choosing a Basic Butter Cake because it will keep everyone happy and I know I have all of the ingredients. &nbsp;I&#8217;m keeping my fingers crossed that the power stays on long enough for it to bake. &nbsp;Wish me luck! &nbsp;Hope your families stay safe this wet weekend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Basic Butter Cake with Butter Cream Frosting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>250g butter, softened<\/li>\n<li>1 cup caster sugar<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons vanilla essence<\/li>\n<li>3 eggs<\/li>\n<li>2 1\/2 cups self-raising flour<\/li>\n<li>2\/3 cup milk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong>Preheat oven to 180\u00b0C\/160\u00b0C fan-forced.<\/p>\n<p>Grease and line an 8cm-deep, 19cm (base) square cake pan with baking paper.<\/p>\n<p>Using an electric mixer, cream butter, caster sugar and vanilla in a medium bowl on medium-high speed until light and fluffy.<\/p>\n<p>Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating to combine.<\/p>\n<p>Add half the flour. Stir to combine.<\/p>\n<p>Repeat with remaining flour and milk.<\/p>\n<p>Spread mixture into prepared pan.<\/p>\n<p>Bake for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.<\/p>\n<p>Stand in pan for 10 minutes. Turn out onto a wire rack to cool.<\/p>\n<p>Ice with Butter Cream Frosting<\/p>\n<p><strong>Buttercream Frosting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2 Cups (230g) Icing Sugar, sifted<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 Cup (113g) Unsalted butter, room temperature<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp. Vanilla Extract<\/p>\n<p>2 Tbl. Milk or Light Cream<\/p>\n<p>Assorted Food Colours of your choice (optional)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In an electric mixer, or with a hand mixer, cream the butter until smooth and well blended.<\/p>\n<p>Add the vanilla extract.<\/p>\n<p>With the mixer on low speed, gradually beat in the sugar.<\/p>\n<p>Scrape down the sides of the bowl.<\/p>\n<p>Add the milk and beat on high speed until frosting is light and fluffy (about 3-4 minutes).<\/p>\n<p>Add a little more milk or sugar, if needed.<\/p>\n<p>Tint the frosting with food colours of your choice.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Original Source of Butter Cake Recipe:&nbsp;http:\/\/www.taste.com.au\/recipes\/19421\/butter+cake<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The rain has really set in here and we have spent the last couple of hours without power. &nbsp;Now that it is back on I&#8217;m trying to get dinner ready in case it goes out again. &nbsp;Of course, sitting around without power has made everyone feel very hungry. &nbsp;Ridiculous&nbsp;I know, they have so many toys &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"loftocean_post_format_gallery":"","loftocean_post_format_gallery_ids":"","loftocean_post_format_gallery_urls":"","loftocean_post_format_video_id":0,"loftocean_post_format_video_url":"","loftocean_post_format_video_type":"","loftocean_post_format_video":"","loftocean_post_format_audio_type":"","loftocean_post_format_audio_url":"","loftocean_post_format_audio_id":0,"loftocean_post_format_audio":"","loftocean-featured-post":"","loftocean-like-count":0,"loftocean-view-count":704,"tinysalt_single_post_intro_label":"","tinysalt_single_post_intro_description":"","tinysalt_hide_post_featured_image":"","tinysalt_post_featured_media_position":"","tinysalt_single_site_header_source":"","tinysalt_single_custom_site_header":"0","tinysalt_single_custom_sticky_site_header":"0","tinysalt_single_custom_sticky_site_header_style":"sticky-scroll-up","tinysalt_single_site_footer_source":"","tinysalt_single_custom_site_footer":"0","footnotes":""},"categories":[24,32,1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2511"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2511"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2511\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4663,"href":"https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2511\/revisions\/4663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}