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Butter Cake Recipes From Scratch

I love my electric stand mixer because it makes baking so much fun and very easy. So if you have a Cuisinart SM-55 5-1/2-Quart Stand Mixers or one of the KitchenAid Artisan 5-Quart Stand Mixers you will love these butter cake recipes you can make from scratch, true butter cake recipes from scratch! The creaming of the butter and sugar becomes child’s play with one of these.

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Yellow Butter Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 egg yolks (the egg whites can be used to make meringues)
  • 11/2 cup flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • Juice and rind of one lemon

Method:

  1. Prepare the cake tin by lining and greasing it
  2. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit
  3. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together
  4. Cream the butter and sugar by beating it with an electric stand mixer, such as one of the KitchenAid Artisan 5-Quart Stand Mixers
  5. All the sugar must be dissolved into the butter
  6. Add the egg yolks and beat thoroughly once again
  7. Gradually add the flour mixture, the milk and the lemon juice alternately
  8. Stir in the lemon rind
  9. Put the batter in the prepared cake tin
  10. Bake until done (30-45 minutes,) do not open the oven before at least 30 minutes as the cake will fall

As this is a tasty and rich cake you do not have to frost it and it can be served dusted with a little icing sugar (powdered sugar)

Here is another one of my butter cake recipes from scratch:

Butter Pecan Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 6ozs butter
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon cocoa
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecan nuts

Method:

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit
  2. Prepare the cake tins by lining and greasing them
  3. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa powder together
  4. Cream the butter and sugar
  5. Add the eggs one at a time and beat well after each addition
  6. Add the flour mixture and lastly fold in the chopped pecan nuts
  7. Put the batter in the prepared tins
  8. Bake until done 30-45 minutes

 

I think you are beginning to see how easy these butter cake recipes from scratch are to make if you have a electric stand mixer such as one of the Cuisinart SM-55 5-1/2-Quart Stand Mixers or one of  the KitchenAid Artisan 5-Quart Stand Mixers

Chocolate Butter Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

  1. 6ozs butter
  2. 2/3 cup sugar
  3. 3 eggs
  4. 2 cups flour
  5. 21/2 teaspoons baking powder
  6. Pinch of salt
  7. 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  8. 2 tablespoons milk
  9. 2 tablespoons cocoa
  10. 2 tablespoons hot water
  11. 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence

Method:

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit
  2. Prepare the cake tins by lining and greasing them
  3. Dissolve the cocoa in the hot water and allow to cool down
  4. Sift the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt together
  5. Separate the eggs
  6. Cream the butter and sugar until fluffy and the sugar is completely dissolved
  7. Add the egg yolks and beat well
  8. Add the flour mixture, milk and cocoa mixture alternately mixing well
  9. Stir in the vanilla essence
  10. Fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites
  11. Pour the batter into the prepared tins
  12. Bake until done (30-45 minutes)

Here is yet another of my butter cake recipes from scratch:

Moist Butter Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 8 ozs. butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • Pinch of salt

Method:

  1. Prepare the cake tin by lining and greasing it
  2. Sift the flour baking powder and salt together
  3. Separate the eggs
  4. Cream the butter and sugar until creamy and the sugar is completely dissolved
  5. Add the egg yolk and beat thoroughly
  6. Gradually add the flour mixture
  7. Stir in the vanilla
  8. Fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites
  9. Put the batter into the prepared cake tin
  10. Bake until done. When the cake is pressed lightly on the top it springs back (30-45 minutes.)
  11. Do not open the oven before at least 30 minutes as the cake will fall

Simple Butter Cake Recipe From Scratch

Ingredients:

  • 6 ozs butter
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups flour
  • 21/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • Pinch of salt
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon essence of your choice

Method:

  1. Sift half the flour with the baking powder and salt
  2. Beat the eggs and sugar with a rotary beater until light and fluffy for 3 minutes (once again one of the KitchenAid Artisan 5-Quart Stand Mixers will come in very handy)
  3. Cream the softened butter with the other half of the flour
  4. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture alternately with the egg mixture and milk.
  5. Stir in the essence

Sultana Butter Cake Recipe From Scratch

Ingredients:

  • 4 ozs butter
  • 1cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • Pinch of salt
  • Pinch of nutmeg
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 cup sultanas

Method:

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit
  2. Prepare the cake tins by lining and greasing them
  3. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg together
  4. Cream the butter and sugar until fluffy and the sugar is dissolved
  5. Add the eggs one at a time beating well after each addition
  6. Add the flour mixture and the milk alternately
  7. Fold in the sultanas
  8. Put the batter in the prepared cake tine
  9. Bake until done, 30-45 minutes

Well, I hope you enjoy spoiling your family and friends with the lovely butter cakes you baked with these butter cake recipe.

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