Perfect Plain Cake
Ingredients
- Butter · softened10 tbsp
- Sugar1 ½ cups
- Egg6
- Vanilla2 tsp
- Flour3 cups
- Nutmeg · ground½ tsp
- Baking powder2 tsp
- Milk1 cup
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (176°C). Grease and flour a 10-inch baking pan and set it aside.
- Beat the softened butter or margarine with the sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, mixing until each is incorporated. Mix in the vanilla until just combined.
- Add one third of the flour, all the nutmeg and the baking powder and mix well. Add half the milk and mix. Add half the remaining flour and mix until just combined, then add the rest of the milk and mix. Add the last of the flour and mix until no dry flour is visible.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan for about 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack and let cool completely.
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