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Try this versatile spiced butter cake recipe – serve a piece plain for afternoon tea or jazz it up into a spectacular birthday cake!

Ingredients

  • 250g Butter, softened
  • 1 cup Caster Sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups (300g) Self-Raising flour
  • 1/2 cup Milk
  • 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
  • 1/2 tsp. ground Cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp. ground Ginger

Method

  1. In a mixer beat together the butter and sugar in a bowl until pale and creamy. Then whilst the mixer is still on add in the vanilla, cinnamon and ginger.
  2. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  3. Add in the mix alternating the flour and milk.
  4. Divide mixture evenly among the prepared pans and smooth the surface.
  5. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centres comes out clean.
  6. Remove from oven and cool in pan for before turning on rack to cool completely.
  • what a lovely snack would be great with a nice cup of tea relaxing on the verandah

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  • Spiced butter cake, sounds lovely for afternoon tea

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  • Yum – love the sound of this

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  • great info thanks for the tips

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  • This looks so light and fluffy

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  • Oh I like the touch of cinnamon. Nice recipe.

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  • Been looking for something special for next week this will probably do the trick.

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  • This looks interesting. going to try this one for sure.

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  • I tried this and it was great!! 🙂

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  • Interesting! Something the whole family can feast on,minus the egg.

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  • Yum!! I want to eat it 🙂

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  • Looks like something all of us here would devour.

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  • I gave this recipe to m my friend and she made it, it was yum

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  • I like this type of cake – not overdone with icing and complex flavours. Will be nice in the afternoon with a cup of tea.

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  • love this, will try it out as my next cake

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  • An interesting twist on a classic recipe, I’m not overly fond of cinnamon but in a cake like this it’s lovely.

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  • I have bake these cake, yummy with a cuppa in the afternoon.

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  • I love simple but yummy this is all of that thank you for sharing.

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  • Looks absolutely mouth watering. I will have to cook it.

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  • Yum – like the sound of this one.

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