Sri Lankan Style Butter Cake

 

Sri Lankan Style Butter Cake. This is a Traditional Cake recipe . Every restaurant, café, coffee shops will have this sri Lankan famous butter cake. This is the first cake taught in sri Lankan for all cake beginners. Even though there are many cakes around. This cake has its own specialty. A very light, Soft, Spongy , Buttery cake. A cake loved by all without any icing on it. A perfect cake to have at Tea Time. 

The Ingredients Used for the Sri Lankan Butter Cake.

* Plain Flour - 200g * Butter - 200g * Sugar - 200g * Eggs - 4 * Baking Soda - 1/4 Tsp * Baking Powder - 1 & 1/2 Tsp * Vanilla Essence - 1 & 1/2 Tsp * Nuts - For Garnishing * 8 x 8 inch Square Tray * Baking Paper Greased * Preheat Oven for 10 Mins - 180°c * Bake for 45 Mins at 180°c

Now, Lets See step by step as to how to make this Soft Spongy Butter Cake

I have taken 200g of Plain Flour

Add 1/4 Tsp of Baking Soda

and 1 1/2 Tsp of Baking Powder

Now Sift the flour to another bowl

By Sifting the Baking soda and Baking powder will mix well

with the flour

Keep the sifted flour aside

Now add 200g of Butter in a bowl

And add 200g of Sugar 

Now beat the Butter and Sugar

Beat till creamy

Usually it will take 5 to 10 minutes

Try to get fine sugar so the beating time will be less

Once the Butter and Sugar is beaten well

Take 4 Eggs

Add 1 egg at a time and beat for 30 seconds

and add the second egg

after adding each egg beat for 30 seconds only

After adding the eggs . The batter looks very creamy

Now add the Sifted flour little by little

and beat 

Finally add 1 1/2 Tsp Vanilla Essence

Beat for 10 seconds

Now the cake batter is ready

Grease cake Tray and line it with Baking Paper

I have taken 8x8 Inch Tray

Add the cake batter

Level it well

Now its ready to bake

You can add some Nuts on top of the batter

I am adding Cashew Nuts

Letting it bake

on Preheated Oven for 10 Mins - 180°c

For 45 - 50 minutes

Baked for 45 minutes

Let it cool

It is so soft and spongy

Butter cake ready for Tea Time

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Sri Lankan Butter Cake

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