Ingredients
200 grams butter/ margarine
250 grams sugar
5 eggs
250 grams cake flour
13 grams baking powder
1/2 cup buttermilk ( heat milk till it’s bubbly, switch off and let it cool- not cold, add 1 tblsp vinegar, stir lightly)
1tsp vanilla bean paste or extract
Make sure all your ingredients are at room temperature.
Grease well, a 10 inch round cake pan ( 8 inch square). If using oil then lightly dust it or cake release is fine. Preheat the oven to 360 F. Sift flour and baking powder in a bowl.
Beat butter and sugar till light and creamy, add eggs on at a time beating well after each addition. Slowly add the buttermilk and vanilla flavour, mix well. Add half of the flour and mix till incorporated. Add the remaining flour and mix again. pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes or till when you insert a toothpick it comes out clean. Let it stand in the pan for 5 minutes before turning it out on a cooling rack.
