Favorite Cake Friday

I'm trying something new. I am going to make a new cake every Friday to celebrate our week well done. Between having a ton of orders from the etsy shop and trying to let the kids be physically active, it's been busy.  "Ain't nothing wrong with that."

I've also been trying to teach Madeline to talk. That's such a challenge. We've been successful with a few words; "More" "No" "Ma" "Sissy" "Go" "Hi" (along with some she already knew...).

Next: "Down" "Milk" "Play" and I'd like her to tell me if she's hungry and thirsty. She has to learn how to communicate more without throwing fits.

I am also trying to organize trips, yard sales, play times, swimming, splash pad, family time and sports.

I made a basic butter cake this week. Here's my butter cake recipe.

 

Basic Butter Cake Recipe:

Ingredients:

3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened at room temperature

3/4 cup sugar

3 large eggs, works better when they are room temperature

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour plus a few tablespoons on the side

1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/4 - 1/2 cup milk

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 F

Grease/butter pan (I used 9 x 12 but it doesn't really matter, just adjust cooking time accordingly)

Sift baking powder and flour in a bowl; set aside

In your large (main) bowl, beat the butter and sugar until creamy

Beat in the eggs, one at a time (add that extra flour if it doesn't seem to mix or curdles)

Beat in the vanilla

Fold in the flour mixture or beat on very low speed just until mixed

The batter should be able to plop/drop off your spoon, if it doesn't add the milk 

Pour your batter in the pan and spread it nicely across the pan

Bake 20-25 minutes or until a tooth picks comes out clean (sometimes it's much less time!!)

Let that cake cool completely before you frost it!

I cheated on the icing. I used a store bought can of vanilla (colored pink for Valentine's Day) and added a teaspoon and a half of orange extract. Then chopped up a baker's bar of dark chocolate, removed the bigger pieces and sprinkled chocolate dust on the top.

Basic Cake Recipe

Easy Cake Recipe