World Cuisine Recipe ∽ Irish Tea Cake

This is a simple butter cake that is great with tea or coffee. Easy to make, pretty and very delicious.

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup milk
• ¼ cup confectioners' sugar for dusting

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch round pan.
2. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, mixing until fully incorporated; stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; stir into the batter alternately with the milk. If the batter is too stiff, a tablespoon or two of milk may be added. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
3. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack, then turn out onto a serving plate. Dust with confectioners' sugar right before serving.

Nutrition Facts

• calories272.7
• carbohydrateContent40.6 g
• cholesterolContent62.6 mg
• fatContent10.7 g
• fiberContent0.6 g
• proteinContent4 g
• saturatedFatContent6.3 g
• sodiumContent273.1 mg
• sugarContent23.7 g