Butter Cake

Name: Butter Cake
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; Scant 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened; 1 cup sugar; 1 whole large egg plus 1 large egg yolk; 1 1/2 teaspoons grated orange zest; 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 3/4 cup whole milk; Garnish: Confectioners sugar

10 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
Scant 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 whole large egg plus 1 large egg yolk
1 1/2 teaspoons grated orange zest
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
3/4 cup whole milk
Garnish: Confectioners sugar

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 375°F with rack in middle. Butter a 9-inch round cake pan, then line bottom with a round of parchment paper and butter parchment. Lightly dust with flour.
2

Whisk together flour (1 3/4 cups), baking powder, and salt.
3

Beat together butter and sugar with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add whole egg, yolk, zest, and vanilla and beat 1 minute. At low speed, mix in flour mixture and milk alternately in batches.
4

Spread batter in cake pan and bake until golden brown and a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool cake in pan 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack.