Busy Day Butter Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg, at room temperature
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°; spray 9-inch round metal cake pan with nonstick baking spray with flour.
• 2 in a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• 3 add egg, milk, butter, and vanilla to flour mixture.
• 4 using an electric mixer on med-low speed, beat for 1 minute, until blended.
• 5 scrape sides down and bottom of bowl with a spatula.
• 6 beat on medium speed for 1 minute.
• 7 spread batter evenly in prepared pan.
• 8 bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs attached.
• 9 let cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then invert cake onto rack to cool completely.
• 10 icing-in a small bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, butter, milk, and vanilla until blended and smooth; use immediately.
• 11 spread icing over top of cooled cake.