Photo: David Holifield
All-purpose easy butter cake
10 ingredients
1 hr + 30 min
Makes about 12 large cupcakes or one 22cm/9in round birthday cake
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Dan Lepard’s recipe is perfect for birthday cakes or cupcakes, and can be halved easily.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
896
Calories
28g
Protein
31g
Fat
121g
Carbs
Counts 7 of 9 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Sunflower Oil | not in our table | 0 |
| Arrowroot | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 100g/3½oz unsalted butter
- 250g/9oz caster or brown sugar
- 50ml/2fl oz sunflower oil
- 25g/1oz arrowroot
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 medium free-range eggs
- 80ml/2½fl oz milk
- 100ml/3½fl oz double cream
- 300g/10½oz plain flour
- 3 tsp baking powder
Directions
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