Old Fashioned Butter Cake

I'm now really into these old fashioned cakes after baking the banana cake last week!

I think next up will be butter walnut cake!

I've baked some butter cake before this, 

and I can say that this is the best so far! =)

the other recipes uses whole eggs to beat, but this is using the egg separation method.

It yields a softer and fluffier cake!

I must say that I'm really poor in taking cake pictures...

I can't seem to find the "important" focus! haha..

so please pardon me...

Plus, I really don't like the poor lighting in my house...

I hope you can see the texture of this cake...

I suspect that my mixer is too fast..even when it's on lowest speed.

so there are many bigger air bubbles in my cakes...

I don't know what to do now =(

But still..this cake was well received, even by my 1year+ niece.
She ate a bit and asked for more and more!

I just had a tiny slice and I will refrain myself from eating more..hehe..

but..it's really a slice of goodness!!

It's so fragrant that when my man opened the cake tray cover,

the smell actually flowed to me...

so I knew that he's "stealing" some butter cake to eat! HAHA!

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 Old Fashioned Butter Cake

250g Butter (I used SCS Salted Butter)
100g Sugar
5 Large Egg Yolks (I used 6 medium)
230g Cake Flour
1 tsp Double Action Baking Powder
4 Tbsp Milk (I used evaporated milk)
1/2 tsp Vanilla Essence

5 Large Egg Whites (I used 6 medium)
90g Sugar

1. Place the butter, sugar and vanilla in a bowl. Use an electric mixer to beat until light and creamy.
2. Add the egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the flour and baking powder and beat well to combine. Fold the milk in and combine well.
3. Beat egg whites in a clean large bowl until it becomes soft foam. Gradually add in sugar, and beat till soft peak.
4. Take one portion of the egg white mixture, and use a hand whisk/spatula to stir well with egg yolk mixture till combined into a thick paste.
5. Slowly fold in the balance egg white with a spatula till well mixed.
6. Pour batter into a 8inches cake pan lined with baking paper and grease lightly.
7. Bake at preheated oven at 180c for 55mins or until cooked, it's done when the skewer comes out clean.

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Recipe Source from : Nasi Lemak Lover (Sonia)