Bakery Style Vanilla Tea Cake

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: North American

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 35

Total Time: 45

Servings: slices

Calories: 164kcal

Author: Lord Byron's Kitchen

This Bakery Style Vanilla Tea Cake looks superb gussied up with a dusting of confectioner's sugar and a pile of fresh berries. A delightful treat anytime, this cake is the epitome of a beautiful, yet simple, summertime dessert! Bake, slice, and serve with ice cream or whipped cream!

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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
confectioner's sugar, for garnish
fresh berries, for serving

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a bowl, beat together the butter and the sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy – about 3-5 minutes.
Add the eggs, one a time, beating well after each addition.
Add the vanilla extract and beat to incorporate.
Next, add the flour, baking powder, and salt. Beat the dry ingredients into the butter and sugar mixture until well combined. The mixture will be very thick!
Finally, add the milk and mix into the flour mixture. The milk will lighten up the batter.
Pour the batter into a nine inch round pan that has been greased and floured. Tap the cake pan firmly on your countertop to flatten the cake batter into the pan.
Bake for 30 minutes.
Test to see if the cake is fully baked by inserting a toothpick into the cake. If the toothpick comes out clean, the cake is ready. If not, bake for another 3-5 minutes and test again.
Remove cake from the oven and allow to cool in the cake pan for fifteen minutes.
Remove from the cake pan and allow cake to finish cooling on a wire cooling rack.
When ready to serve, dust with confectioner’s sugar and top with fresh berries.

Notes

Nutritional information does not take into account the berries or any whipped topping.

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