Plain Cake- but not in taste.

This recipe was taken from Herald Sun- 3 April 1991.  It is called a plain cake but it is certainly not plain in taste.

PLAIN CAKE

 

INGREDIENTS

 

250G Butter ( room temp)

250G Castor Sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence.

1/2 teaspoon lemon essence.

4 eggs ( room temp)

1 and 1/2 cups of plain flour.

1 and 1/4 cups of self raising flour

pinch salt.

4 tablespoons of milk.

 

METHOD

 

1. Grease and line a 18cm cake tin.

2. Cream butter, sugar and essences until light and fluffy.

3. Add eggs one at a time beating well.

4. Sift flours and salt.

5. Mix in alternatively with milk.

6. Fill into greased and lined 18cm tin.

7. Cook in moderately slow oven for 1 and 1/2 hrs or until cooked when tested.

 

VARIATION.

Sometimes Mum would use this recipe and make it into a Madeira Cake by adding finely grated rind of I lemon and/or 1 orange to the mixture.  She would place small pieces of mixed peel over the top after 45 minutes cooking time.