Butter Cake

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4 eggs
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter; melted
1 1/2 cups flour; sifted
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cardamom powder
1/2 cup milk

1. Mix the eggs, sugar, and butter in a bowl.
2. Mix in the flour, baking powder, and cardamom.
3. Add the milk and mix until smooth.
4. Pour the mixture into a greased pan.
5. Bake in a preheated oven ( 300 F) for an hour.

Comments

  1. AnonymousNovember 6, 2008 at 10:52 AM

    this looks so delicious!

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  2. AnonymousNovember 6, 2008 at 10:52 AM

    this looks so delicious!

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  3. AnonymousNovember 20, 2008 at 7:53 PM

    hey try this cake,
    Ingredients

    * 250 grams salt reduced margarine or butter
    * 250 grams sugar
    * 4 eggs
    * juice of ½ a lemon
    * lemon zest of a whole lemon
    * 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
    * 400 grams self-rising flour
    * 150 millilitres cream
    * food colouring (Queen rainbow food colours)

    Instructions
    Preheat oven to 180 degrees C and place rack in the centre of the oven.

    Use a greased with flour covered baking pan and set aside.

    Mix margarine and sugar beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla essence. With mixer on low, add the flour and cream just until batter is smooth.

    Now equally divide batter and place into 3-4 bowls. Add food colouring to the individual batter of your choice. You may like to add 1 tablespoon of cocoa in one of the batter like did.

    Use a soup spoon fill it up with batter one colour at the time and place it in the middle of the baking pan layering on top of each until all batter is used.

    Bake about 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean. Place some alfoil on top of the cake for the last 15 minutes.

    If desired garnish the cake with icing sugar, with food colouring of your choice.

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  4. AnonymousMay 1, 2009 at 8:28 AM

    salam alaikum, it look so shiny..did u just grease your tin? no flour? i have to try this one, looks yamy...:)

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  5. TammyMay 3, 2009 at 9:32 PM

    wa alaikum salam

    I actually use the silicone pans. I also just grease it.

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  6. AnonymousJune 4, 2009 at 7:52 PM

    Thanks so much for this recipe...it has become one of my favourites..my sister only makes it once every couple of weeks because when she does she and I eat the WHOLE cake by ourselves in one day.

    YUMMMY!!!

    -Zahra

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  7. AnonymousAugust 6, 2009 at 4:23 AM

    this is yummy i tryed to make it but it wont turn as shiny as yours or the patteren
    can u please tell me how u did the shine and the pattern
    i love your cooking

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  8. UnknownNovember 3, 2009 at 6:26 PM

    I Made this cake this evening, I follow all the steps and I baked it for 1 hour, it did not burn but it stick to pan. I had to break it into pieces. I want it to come out in a whole next time. Is there a timing i have to waite. Maybe I let it cool for a more than 5 minutes. But the taste is awsome, thank you for all your work.

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  9. Amira SheikhOctober 18, 2010 at 10:58 PM

    asalamu alaykum tammy

    can you make little heart shaped versions of this cake? I'm helping with some of the catering at my cousins wedding in a couple of months and i wanted to go for a different recipe.....also do i have to use lemon , can I use rose water like the one used for baklava?

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