Soft fluffy BUTTER CAKE

Here’s a Soft, Fluffy Butter Cake recipe that gives you a tender, rich crumb — perfect as a base for layering or simply enjoying with tea or coffee.

🍰 Soft Fluffy Butter Cake Recipe

📌 Ingredients:

(For one 8-inch round cake or loaf)

• Cake Flour – 170g (1⅓ cups), sifted

• Baking Powder – 1½ tsp

• Salt – ¼ tsp

• Unsalted Butter – 150g (⅔ cup), softened

• Granulated Sugar – 150g (¾ cup)

• Eggs – 3 large, room temperature

• Whole Milk – 60ml (¼ cup), room temperature

• Heavy Cream or Sour Cream – 60ml (¼ cup), room temperature

• Vanilla Extract – 2 tsp

• (Optional: ½ tsp almond extract for extra flavor)

🧁 Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 170°C (340°F).
   Grease and line an 8-inch round pan or loaf tin with parchment paper.

2. Sift dry ingredients:
   In a bowl, sift together cake flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

3. Cream butter and sugar:
   In a large mixing bowl, beat softened butter and sugar using a hand or stand mixer until light and fluffy (about 3–5 minutes).

4. Add eggs:
   Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.

5. Mix in vanilla and cream:
   Add the vanilla extract and sour cream (or heavy cream). Mix until smooth.

6. Alternate flour and milk:
   Add the dry ingredients in 3 parts, alternating with the milk in 2 parts (starting and ending with flour). Mix on low speed until just combined. Do not overmix.

7. Pour into pan and smooth top.

8. Bake for 35–45 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. The top should be golden and spring back when gently touched.

9. Cool: Let it cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

✅ Tips for Softness & Fluffiness:

• Use cake flour – it gives the cake a delicate crumb.

• Room temperature ingredients – ensure everything blends smoothly.

• Cream butter and sugar well – this adds air for a fluffier texture.

• Do not overmix once flour is added – to avoid a dense cake.