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Butter Cake

4.4

(21)

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    1 1/2 hr (includes cooling)

  • Yield

    Makes 6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
Scant 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 whole large egg plus 1 large egg yolk
1 1/2 teaspoons grated orange zest
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
3/4 cup whole milk

Garnish:

Garnish: Confectioners sugar

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 375°F with rack in middle. Butter a 9-inch round cake pan, then line bottom with a round of parchment paper and butter parchment. Lightly dust with flour.

    Step 2

    Whisk together flour (1 3/4 cups), baking powder, and salt.

    Step 3

    Beat together butter and sugar with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add whole egg, yolk, zest, and vanilla and beat 1 minute. At low speed, mix in flour mixture and milk alternately in batches.

    Step 4

    Spread batter in cake pan and bake until golden brown and a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool cake in pan 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack.

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