Butter Cake Recipe (Without Eggs) » Dassana’s Veg Recipes

This Butter Cake recipe with out eggs, makes a splendidly tender, candy, and barely dense cake that’s wealthy with butter taste. It’s related in style and texture to Pound Cake, and is ideal to get pleasure from as an indulgent snack or dessert. Observe my step-by-step directions and images to organize a scrumptious butter cake – no eggs wanted!

About Butter Cake Recipe

There may be nothing fairly as scrumptious as a gentle, thick and tender butter cake. Beautiful to get pleasure from any time of day, its a easy however very satisfying candy deal with that’s incredible to serve at informal get togethers or carry on the countertop for snacking.

This recipe is just like a traditional Vanilla Cake, however with bit extra butter for a fair richer style and a denser crumb.

Its texture is extra like pound cake, which has a reasonably agency sponge. Nonetheless, eggless butter cake is a bit softer and way more luscious due to the additional butter.

The truth is, I don’t embody any icing or toppings for this dessert as a result of it’s simply that delicious by itself.

Thick slices of butter cake are scrumptious to get pleasure from with a sizzling mug of espresso or tea, or with a refreshing glass of milk. I promise this might be one among your favourite go-to dessert recipes that you simply’ll need to make repeatedly!

Butter Cake Elements

Suffice it to say, if you’re not a fan of butter, this isn’t the recipe for you. Though I don’t use an extravagant quantity, it’s nonetheless a main ingredient that’s distinguished within the cake taste.

As a result of this recipe is eggless, you don’t need to reduce on the quantity of butter used: The butter is what helps the cake be completely gentle and moist with out eggs.

There are just a few key factors to remember when baking a cake which options butter as a foremost ingredient. Listed here are my prime tricks to make one of the best eggless butter cake each time:

1. Contemporary butter: You at all times need to make sure that you’re utilizing high-quality butter that has not expired. Give the butter a fast sniff earlier than utilizing to double-check that it smells good with no questionable odor.

The flavour of the unbaked butter will linger all through the dish, so it must be as recent as potential for one of the best tasting butter cake (or butter cookies, or any dish that options butter!).

2. Sort of butter: I take advantage of Lurpak unsalted butter on this recipe, which is a cultured butter. You should utilize salted butter for those who desire, however then it is best to skip including any extra salt in with the dry components.

3. Sort of flour: Lots of my dessert recipes embody complete wheat flour. Nonetheless, since complete wheat truffles are usually bit denser, I take advantage of all objective flour to make butter cake – which continues to be pleasantly thick and wealthy with out being too dense.

When utilizing all objective flour I extremely suggest that you simply buy natural or unbleached all objective flour for the very best quality.

4. Egg substitute: How do you make a gentle and fluffy cake with out eggs? I take advantage of sweetened condensed milk as a terrific egg substitute! With this one merely ingredient you’ll be able to add simply the correct sweetness and moisture to the cake, with no additional sugar wanted.

And since I don’t embody extra sweeteners, this wealthy butter cake isn’t fairly as candy as some conventional truffles. However maintain studying for serving ideas to up the sweetness stage to fit your tastes!

5. Whipped butter: I take advantage of a stand mixer for whipping butter. Nonetheless, you may simply whip butter with an electrical beater/hand mixer. Accomplish that in a large, deep bowl in order that the butter doesn’t fling in every single place.

The butter needs to be chilly (however not rock-solid) earlier than being whipped, so chill within the fridge earlier than utilizing if wanted. Then once you whip it, get the butter simply to the purpose of being mild and gentle, like the feel of a cake. Take care to not overdo the whipping!

Step-by-Step Information

Find out how to make Butter Cake

Sift Dry Elements

1. Take all of the components and maintain them prepared:

• 200 grams butter (about ¾ of a cup)
• 400 grams sweetened condensed milk (or 1 can)
• 1.5 leveled cups all-purpose flour (or 188 grams)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2. Preserve a sieve on prime of a bowl. Add the all objective flour within the sieve.

3. Now add ⅛ teaspoon salt (2 to three pinches). If utilizing salted butter, then skip including salt.

4. Add 1.5 leveled teaspoon baking powder.

5. Start to sift the dry components.

6. Preserve the sifted dry components apart.

7. Grease a loaf pan measuring 8.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 inches with butter and maintain apart. You too can use a spherical pan of seven or 7.5 inches diameter.

You possibly can line the pan with parchment paper or butter paper after which grease. Additionally preheat oven at 170 levels Celsius, or 335 levels Fahrenheit.

Whip Butter

8. Take unsalted butter within the stand mixer bowl. The butter needs to be softened and never laborious, however not melted or liquid.

9. With the paddle attachment hooked up to the mixer, whip the butter on excessive pace of 9 to 10 until the butter turns into mild and fluffy. Don’t over do the beating.

Whereas beating, cease at intervals and scrape off the butter from the edges and add within the heart of the bowl.

10. After whipping, the butter ought to develop into mild and fluffy.

11. Then add 1 can sweetened condensed milk (400 grams) to the whipped butter.

12. Then add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or ½ teaspoon vanilla essence.

13. Utilizing the stand mixer at low pace of 1, combine all the things until blended properly.

14. Don’t overdo the blending at this step. Simply combine all the things properly after which cease.

Make Butter Cake Batter

15. Now add the sifted dry components.

16. With a spatula simply frivolously combine all the things in order that the flour particles don’t fly once you begin the stand mixer.

17. On a low pace of 1, combine all the things properly. Don’t overdo the blending as then gluten strands could type which is able to damage the construction of the cake whereas baking.

18. Simply combine properly after which cease. If the batter seems very thick, add about ¼ cup milk or as wanted and blend once more.

19. Now utilizing a silicon spatula, pour the butter cake batter within the greased loaf pan.

20. Shake the pan in order that the batter strikes and settles down on the sides and backside. Degree the butter cake batter with a spatula.

Bake Butter Cake

21. Bake eggless butter cake at 170 levels (335 levels Fahrenheit) in convection oven (convection ovens have a fan).

In an oven and not using a fan bake at 180 levels celsius (355 levels Fahrenheit). Preserve the pan within the heart rack with the underside heating component on (bake mode within the OTGs accessible in India).

22. Since condensed milk is added, this cake browns quicker from the sides and prime. So cowl the highest with an aluminium foil. Evenly cowl and don’t press it on the pan.

Bake for 50 to 60 minutes until the highest seems golden. Since temperature varies from oven to oven, maintain a verify.

Additionally don’t open the oven door many occasions. Solely open after ¾ of the baking is finished.

23. Test with a toothpick and it needs to be clear.

24. Preserve the pan on a wired tray for the cake to chill.

25. As soon as the cake is cooled fully at room temperature, then slice it. This butter cake retains properly exterior if the temperature could be very chilly and freezing.

In an Indian local weather, throughout winters, maintain for 1 to 2 days at room temperature. Later maintain in fridge.

After protecting in fridge the butter will solidify within the cake. So whereas serving heat the cake in an oven or maintain at room temperature for a while.

26. Serve Butter Cake simply plain or sprinkle some powdered sugar or icing sugar on prime of the butter cake.

Utilizing a tea strainer, sift the powdered sugar on prime of the cake. Take pleasure in as a night candy snack with milk, tea or espresso.

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This Butter Cake recipe from the weblog archives first printed in December 2017 has been republished and up to date on December 2022.