Custard Cake

INGREDIENTS

125g butter375ml/1 ½ cup sugar4 extra large eggs500ml /2cups c .flour20ml/4 teaspoon baking powder1ml/¼ teaspoon salt250ml/1cup milk125g butter

METHOD

As above

INFO & TIPS

Preheat oven 180°C
Grease 23cm round cake tin
Cream butter and sugar -creamy and light.
Add eggs one at a time and mix well.
Sift dry ingredients.
Heat milk and butter and fold into mixture.
Bake about 30-40 min.
Test and remove from oven and cool slightly.
Turn out onto cake rack and cut in half.

Custard mixture:
130g butter
250ml/1cup icing sugar
500ml/2 cups milk
100ml custard powder
5ml vanilla
Cream butter and icing sugar well/keep aside.
(Mix 50ml of the milk with custard and vanilla.)
Heat the rest of the milk and add custard paste and stir continuously until it thickens.
Allow to cool and mix icing sugar mixture to it.
Spread custard mixture between 2 cakes and some on top.
Dust icing sugar on top.

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