Madeira Cake Recipe a.k.a butter cake

I really really like this recipe. It's very moist and fluffy, perfect for cream cheese frosting, 7 minute frosting or my all time favorite! swiss buttercream from Smitten Kitchen

Madeira Cake Recipe (8" round, 7" square)

adapted by "the essential guide to cake decorating". I absolutely love this recipe!!! This is great for novelty cakes for kids~~ :p

Ingredients:~

250g softened butter

250g caster sugar

5 eggs

185g plain flour

60g self raising flour

1 tablespoon of milk

baking time: 1 hour and 25 mins

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 160 degrees. Grease tin and line with baking paper.

2. Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

3. Add eggs one at a time. Then remove from mixer, add flour using a spatula or wooden spoon.

4. Lastly stir in milk.

5. Transfer batter to tin. Remember to smooth the surface by using a spatula or try dropping the tin several times on the hard surface to remove air bubbles in batter.

6. Bake for about 1 hour and 25 mins.

7. After baking, leave to cool in the tin for at least 5 minutes, before turning to wire rack to cool.

Later on, i covered the cake with white fondant to hide the flaws of my frosting :p

Ta-dah!

The finish masterpiece..