Moist Vanilla Butter Cake for Two

Thermomix recipe: Moist Vanilla Butter Cake for Two. Ready in 40 minutes. Serves 2. Step-by-step Thermomix instructions on Chef Amai.

Ingredients

• 60 g unsalted butter, softened
• 60 g caster sugar
• 1 large egg
• 90 g self-raising flour
• 30 g milk
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt
• Icing sugar, for dusting (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 180°C (160°C fan). Grease and flour a small 10-12 cm round cake tin, or line with baking paper.
2. Add the softened butter and caster sugar to the Thermomix bowl. Cream 1 minute 30 seconds / Speed 3.5. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with the spatula.
3. Add the egg, vanilla extract, and salt to the bowl. Mix 30 seconds / Speed 3.5. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
4. Add the self-raising flour and milk to the bowl. Mix 20 seconds / Speed 3, until just combined. Be careful not to overmix the batter.
5. Pour the cake batter into the prepared cake tin.
6. Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
7. Let the cake cool in the tin for 5 minutes before carefully transferring it to a wire rack to cool completely.
8. Once cooled, serve plain or dust with icing sugar, if desired.

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