Butter Cake

• 250 g unsalted butter
• 210 g caster sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 200 g self-rising flour, sifted with
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons milk

1. Preheat oven to 170C and grease/flour a 9-inch cake pan.
2. Cream the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
3. Add eggs one by one and beat well after each addition until light and fluffy.
4. Add vanilla essence.
5. Fold in the sifted flour and salt bit by bit, keep beating mixture.
6. Add milk and mix well.
7. Place into cake pan, making sure that the mixture is leveled, leaving a shallow well in the middle to ensure that the cake rises evenly.
8. Bake for 45-55 minutes or until tooth pick comes out clean.

unsalted butter, caster sugar, eggs, vanilla essence, flour, salt, milk

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/butter-cake-237284 (may not work)