Butter cake from Modern Classics Book 2: Cookies, Biscuits & Slices, Small Cakes, Cakes, Desserts, Hot Puddings, Pies & Tarts (Morrow Cookbooks) Cake: 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon (127g) unsalted butter, very well softened 1
teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup + 1 1/2 tablespoons (218g) caster sugar 3 eggs 1 1/2 cups + 1 1/2 tablespoons (225g) all purpose flour, sifted 1/2
teaspoon baking powder, sifted 1/4
teaspoon baking soda, sifted pinch
of salt 1/2 cup (120 ml) whole milk, room temperature Icing: 1 cup (140g) icing sugar, sifted 1 - 2 tablespoons lemon juice or water Preheat the oven to 160 °C; butter a 20 cm (8in)
round cake pan, line the bottom with
baking paper and butter the paper as well.