Butter Cake

Recipe adapted from Annielicious Food.

Ingredients
250g Salted Butter, room temperature.
4 eggs
40g + 140g Castor Sugar
200g Self raising flour, sifted
60ml Fresh Milk
1 tsp Vanilla Essence (optional)

Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven at 180C (Conventional).
2. Prepare a 8 x 8 inch square pan. Line the base, grease the sides.
3. Separate egg whites & yolk.
4. Cream butter and 140g sugar until pale and fluffy. Add in Vanilla essence, beat for awhile, and followed by egg yolks one at a time.
5. Put in half the flour and mix on low speed until incorporated. Add in milk in 2 additions and mix until well incorporated. Mix in balance flour.
6. Beat egg whites until soft peaks, gradually add 40g sugar and beat until stiff.
7. Put in half the egg whites in and mix on low speed. Pour the balance egg whits in and FOLD using your spatula.
8. Bang the mixing bowl a few times to get rid of air bubbles.
9. Pour batter into pan and level. Bang the pan a few more times.
10. Bake for 45min or until skewer comes out clean. Adjust accordingly.