You know those days when someone knocks on the door and is on for a cuppa and you’ve just eaten the last TimTam? (Guilty.) Well, with simple store cupboard ingredients you can whip up this gorgeously light, fluffy tea cake in a speedy half-hour. Great on its own or with a dollop of cream. Try it, it’ll become your go-to for unexpected drop-ins.
60g butter
2/3 cup caster sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup of SR flour, sifted
1/3 cup of milk
10g butter, melted
cinnamon sugar to sprinkle
Using a hand mixer on a fast setting, cream butter, sugar, egg and vanilla until pale in colour. This will take a few minutes. Fold in sifted flour and milk. Add to prepared 20cm greased and lined tin and bake at 180-degrees for 30 minutes.Leave for 5 minutes to cool before turning out onto wire rack or plate. Brush the cake with some melted butter and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
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