Recipes

Butter Cake

Serves: 8-10

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 1 hour

175g butter, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup caster sugar

3 eggs

2¼ cups self-raising flour ¾ cup milk

1.Preheat oven to moderate (180°C/160°C fan-forced). Grease and line a 20cm round cake pan.

2.Place all ingredients in a large bowl.

Using the beaters, beat on Low speed (1-2) until combined. Increase speed to Medium- High (4-5) and beat for about 1 minute or until smooth.

3.Pour mixture into prepared pan.

4.Bake for about 1 hour or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.

Stand cake for 5 minutes then turn onto a wire rack to cool.

Serving suggestion: Ice and decorate your cake with fluffy butter frosting (recipe on page 12)

Variations:

Cupcakes

Line a 12-hole muffin pan with patty cases. Spoon ¼ cup mixture into each case. Bake for about 12-15 minutes or until skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.

Lemon or Orange Cake

Replace the vanilla extract with the finely grated rind of 1 lemon or orange.

Marble Cake

Divide batter into 2 portions, leave one plain, and add pink food colour to the second portion. Drop spoonfuls of alternate colours into prepared pan. Use a skewer or knife to swirl slightly and create a marbled effect.

Berry Cake

Fold 1 cup of fresh or frozen mixed berries through the cake batter.

Buttermilk Pikelets

Makes: 24

Preparation: 5 minutes

Cooking: 15 minutes

1 egg

¼ cup caster sugar

1cup self-raising flour, sifted pinch salt

½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda ¾ cup buttermilk

30g butter, melted

Cooking oil spray

Lemon juice and sugar, to serve

1.Place egg and sugar in a small bowl. Using the balloon whisks, beat on Medium/High (4-5) until light and creamy.

2.Add flour, salt, bicarbonate of soda, buttermilk and butter and beat on Medium/ High speed (4-5) until smooth.

3.Heat a frypan over medium heat. Spray with cooking oil spray. Add tablespoons of mixture and cook for about 2-3 minutes each side or until golden.

4.Serve pikelets warm or cold with lemon juice and sprinkle with sugar.

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