Sunbeam JM3250 Recipes, Butter Cake, Fluffy Butter Frosting, Variations Cupcakes, Marble Cake

Recipes

Butter Cake

Serves: 8-10

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 with baking paper.

2.Place all ingredients into a large bowl. Using the beaters, beat on speed 1-2 until combined. Increase speed to 4-5 and beat for about 1 minute or until smooth.

3.Spoon mixture into pan. 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 9.

Fluffy Butter Frosting

100g butter, softened

4 cups pure icing sugar ¹⁄³ cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1.Place all ingredients in a bowl. Using the beaters, beat on speed 1-2 until smooth.

Tip: Add a few drops of food colour while beating to achieve the desired colour.

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.

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