This is a great basic cake recipe for decorating! A base for drip cakes, naked cakes, rainbow/ombre layer cakes, buttercream, fondant, or even dusted with icing sugar!! This is quick, easy, and is a super light and fluffy butter cake which is nice and firm for decorating. I have also made this into an Easy Watermelon Cake!
The cornflour in the recipe adds to a fluffier, lighter texture. In comparison to previous butter cake recipes I used in the past, the crumbs are much bigger and it can taste quite heavy. This is a lot lighter with finer crumbs which makes it taste (and is quick to make) like a ‘packet mix’ kind of cake!
This cake is decorated with 1 1/2 batches of my Perfect Buttercream Icing using a Russian rose piping tip.
30 Second Vanilla Butter Cake
Print RecipeIngredients
- 210 grams self raising flour
- 190 grams butter
- 170 grams sugar
- 80 grams milk
- 40 grams corn flour
- 3 x eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste/extract
Instructions
METHOD (Thermomix):
Preheat oven to 160 degrees.
Add ingredients to bowl. Mix - 30 seconds/Speed 6.
Pour and spread into lined baking tin.
Bake for 35 minutes or until skewer comes out crumb free.
Cool before taking out of tin and decorating.
METHOD (Non Thermomix):
Preheat oven to 160 degrees.
Melt butter.
Add ingredients into large bowl and mix until ingredients well combined.
Pour and spread into lined baking tin.
Bake for 35 minutes or until skewer comes out crumb free.
Cool before taking out of tin and decorating.
Notes
This cake is decorated with 1 1/2 batches of my Perfect Buttercream Icing using a Russian rose piping tip. Note: You can also use this for cupcakes - cooking time will be around 15 to 20 minutes or until a skewer comes out crumb free.
This cake was soooo delicious however my sides seemed quite dry? Any reason or suggestion why?
Wondering if I made this cake the day before my daughters birthday if it would dry out or still be as yummy as it was? Thanks
This cake is amazing ! So moist and super easy to make, the best combo. Thanks so much