Basic Butter Cake

Page 10, The Australian Womans Weekly, Classic Cakes cookbook. Uploaded so I have an online copy, shared so others can benefit

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 250  g butter, softened
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1⁄4 cups caster sugar (275g)
• 3  eggs
• 2 1⁄4 cups self-raising flour (335g)
• 3⁄4 cup milk (80ml)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 180dc/160dc fan-forced. Grease deep 22cm round or 19cm square cakepan. Line base with baking paper.
2. Beat butter, extract and sugar in medium bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Stir in sifted flour and milk, in two batches.
3. Spread mixture into pan; bake about 1 hour. Stand case in pan 5 minutes before turn, top-side up onto wire rack to cool.