Two ways to do your butter cake!
I have been incredibly busy the last two weeks, what with festivities of celebrating end of Ramadan (fasting month), and the baking and cooking - on top of the kid’s exam period. Any true-blue Singaporean parents will agree with me, exam period is a time for parents to lock up the kids in the room and study!
Anyway, I had promised to share some cookie recipes which I have baked for the festive season, however, I haven’t had the chance to put the pictures together. But I will share this glorious butter cake which I have done in two ways, the old-fashioned way and the cupcake way. Learned this in a baking school too:) Yes the butter cake is meant to crack at the top (it’s better to crack than not, so I was taught, why? I can’t remember).
So simple, so hearty, so delicious. The basic ingredients are similar to the original English Pound Cake (supposed to be a pound of measurement for each ingredient), but we mere mortals use the metric system, so here we go:
Ingredients: 250g butter, 250g castor or fine sugar (I use slightly less, like 230g); 250g eggs (about 5 eggs); 250g self-raising flour; 20g fresh milk (since I use self-raising flour, I simply added a pinch of baking powder).
Method: Heat oven to 180C. Beat butter and sugar till light and creamy using electric mixer, always remember to scrape the side of the bowl. Add the eggs one by one. Then add the flour which has been sifted with the baking powder. Lastly add the milk. Do not overbeat.
Cupcakes: This batter can make about 30 cupcakes. Use cupcake mould otherwise the paper will not withstand the weight of the batter. Add walnut and raisins on top of the cupcake. Bake for 15 minutes, ensure it’s baked before removing from the oven.
Baking tin of 8×8: Line the tin with greaseproof paper. Pour the batter into the tin, you have a choice of leaving it plain or add anything you fancy to decorate the top - I used almond flakes for this as you can see. You can use raisins if you wish. Just remember to roll the raisins in flour before adding into the batter, this will ensure they don’t sink to the bottom. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes.
There you go! Psychologically it’s interesting to note, the cupcake seems to generate greater interest than the other one. Maybe it’s the walnuts that really makes the difference!
Hope you like it and try it.
The picture below is a bread pudding which I baked recently and someone thought it looked good. I thought the recipe is pretty easy and basic. If you want the recipe, drop me a line!
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November 2nd, 2006 @ 5:13 pm
i would love to have your bread pudding recipe,thanks.
November 2nd, 2006 @ 5:49 pm
I really need these bread pudding bread recipe.
Thanks and have a nice day
November 2nd, 2006 @ 7:56 pm
Please send me your bread pudding recipe. Thanks
November 2nd, 2006 @ 11:20 pm
I would love to have your bread pudding recipe,thanks so much.
November 3rd, 2006 @ 12:11 am
I really would like to have the bread pudding recipe, it looks yummy, thanks.
Normally for cakes topping like almond flakes and walnuts used, do you need to roast them slightly first ?
November 3rd, 2006 @ 3:25 am
Please send me the bread pudding recipe, it looks deliciouse, thanks a lot.
November 3rd, 2006 @ 6:40 am
Love to have your bread pudding recipe, it looks wonderful. Thank you EF
November 3rd, 2006 @ 8:33 am
I would love to have your bread pudding recipe, my husband like it very much, but I don’t know how to make it. Thank you very much.
November 3rd, 2006 @ 8:54 am
i would love to have your bread pudding recipe,thanks.
November 3rd, 2006 @ 8:57 am
Looks tempting, and wish to have your bread pudding receipe
Thank you
jc
November 3rd, 2006 @ 9:28 am
Love to have it.
November 3rd, 2006 @ 10:08 am
your bread pudding look fantastic, please send me the recepi.
November 3rd, 2006 @ 11:28 am
CAN HAVE THE CUP CAKE RECEIPE. THANKS IN ADVANCE
November 3rd, 2006 @ 12:43 pm
Hi Nora,
I would luv to have ur bread pudding recipe
cheers
November 3rd, 2006 @ 3:21 pm
THE CAKES LOOKS VERY ATTRACTIVE AND L SHALL BE TRYING THEM OVER THE WEEKEND:L ALSO WISH U A BELATED EDIFITRI SALAM:MAY THE GOOD GOD GUIDE U AND BE WITH U AND UR FAMILY AT ALL TIMES AND ALSO GRANT U ALL UR HEART;S DESIRES
November 3rd, 2006 @ 4:04 pm
your pudding looks good, would like to try it. send me receipe. good day
November 3rd, 2006 @ 8:51 pm
Hi Nora
The pound cake looks tempting!!!! Hahaha, the next time you’re baking something, be sure to give me a call. I’ll be right over in a jifty!!! ;P
November 3rd, 2006 @ 11:31 pm
Wow it’s looks very nice. I hope I could bake and taste it. Please send me the recipe of your bread pudding. And other delicious recipe. Thanks a lot.
November 4th, 2006 @ 12:45 pm
Would love bread pudding recipe. It sounds wonderful . Thank You ELIZABETH
November 5th, 2006 @ 3:01 am
Bread pudding is something everyone would love to it! I would be very glad if you could send me a recipe of it. Thank you very much indeed, in advance.
November 6th, 2006 @ 1:57 am
Salaams,
Your bread pudding looks yummy. Please send me the
recipe..
Thanks in advance.
November 6th, 2006 @ 12:03 pm
Hi..Nora,
U hav really been busy eh? WEll I m sure you had a wonderful Hari Raya…with your family.God Bless. I agree with all the others all the goodies looked delicious. I am going to try ur butter cake recipe and would be happy if you can share the bread pudding recipe..looked yummy…thank you Nora for your kind heart.
Have a lovely day.
November 6th, 2006 @ 12:35 pm
Dear Nora,
I would definitely like to have your bread pudding recipe.
November 6th, 2006 @ 8:15 pm
i would like a copy of your bread pudding recipe. pls. send me an email . thanks
November 7th, 2006 @ 10:07 am
Would love to have your bread pudding receipe. Looks good.
November 9th, 2006 @ 10:35 pm
Can u email your Bread pudding n butter cake recipe ( plain + cup cakes) to me. Guess it must be good after reading all the comments. Thanks . Elena
November 14th, 2006 @ 11:08 pm
Can l have the bread pudding recipe please. Thanks . Elena
November 19th, 2006 @ 1:48 pm
Dear Nora,
Your Bread pudding looks good. Yes I would love to have your bread pudding receipe.Thank You dear.
November 27th, 2006 @ 8:59 am
The cake was delicious. Everyone at home enjoyed it. Thanks a lot. Can I have your daughter’s birthday cake recipe. It looks wonderful!
December 5th, 2006 @ 10:24 am
i really enjoyed your trying your simple and easy recipe. i find it pleasurable enough to try recipes that satisfy our taste buds and yet as simple as a blink of an eye.
thank you for sharing it with us and hope you will continue to discover more recipes for the masses.
More Power!
December 5th, 2006 @ 4:48 pm
I would really like to have your bread and butter pudding receipes because they look so good. thank you.
December 20th, 2006 @ 9:50 am
Dear Nora,
My children loves to eat breadpudding & Pineapple tarts. Could yu please send me the recipes for the breadpudding & pineapple tarts?
Thank you very much.
December 23rd, 2006 @ 1:38 pm
I would appreciate if you could give your yummy looking bread pudding recipes. Looks delicious