Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Butter Cake
Butter Cake is made with eggs, vanilla extract, and whole milk.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 30 min
- Total
- 40 min
- Original yield
- Serves 12
- Ingredients
- 8 listed
Make it part of your week
Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Desserts
- Cuisine
- American
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 31–60 minutes
A few quick notes
1. Watch the mixing
Stop mixing at the point described in the method.
2. Preheat as directed
Have the oven at the specified temperature for its cooking step.
Get to know the ingredients
unsalted butter (, softened)
In the method: Add butter and sugar and beat on high speed until light and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes (do not shorten this).
large eggs
In the method: Add in eggs and vanilla until smooth.
vanilla extract
In the method: Add in eggs and vanilla until smooth.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 12. Original quantities shown.
Check ingredients as you prepare them. These checks stay on this page.
Ingredient note
Source: 1/2 cup unsalted butter (, softened)Ingredient note
Source: 1 cup sugarIngredient note
Source: 2 large eggsIngredient note
Source: 2 teaspoons vanilla extractIngredient note
Source: 3/4 cup whole milkIngredient note
Source: 1 1/2 cups flourIngredient note
Source: 2 teaspoons baking powderIngredient note
Source: 1/2 teaspoon salt
How to make it
0 of 8 steps completeMake room for Butter Cake
Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Finish as directed
Cool completely before serving.
A few questions you might have
What should I prepare first?
Set out the oven and baking dish. Start with this step: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray an 8x8 baking dish with baking spray.
Which preparation step should I plan for?
Stop mixing at the point described in the method.
What happens at the end?
Cool completely before serving.
How do I plan the ingredient amounts?
This version serves 12. Use the ingredient amounts listed for that yield. If you change the number of portions, check equipment and the full method as well as the shopping quantities.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: dinnerthendessert.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.
