Irish Tea Cake
This simple cake is one of my favorites year round. It's delightful with afternoon tea and wonderful as a dessert with a caramel whiskey sauce. My girls will even eat it for breakfast with fruit.
This is a dense cake, not a sponge, and has a mild flavor that allows it to pair with nearly anything.
There is never a wrong time to serve this cake.
Irish Tea Cake
This tea cake is perfect for an afternoon snack, an after dinner dessert or a brunch. We've even eaten it for breakfast with fresh fruit. It's just a great cake that is easy to make.
Servings 1 9″ round cake
Calories 227kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar for dusting; optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Grease and flour a 9 inch round pan.
- In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time then stir in the vanilla.
- Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; stir into the batter alternately with the milk.
- If the batter is too stiff, a tablespoon or two of milk may be added.
- Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan on a wire rack, then turn out onto a serving plate.
- Dust with confectioners' sugar right before serving.
Notes
Use a flour sifter to dust confectioners sugar evenly across the cake.
How do you think subbing honey for the sugar would be?
I’m sure it would taste lovely, but you need to alter the recipe, including the amount of liquids and temperature.
This info may help: https://www.tasteofhome.com/article/how-to-substitute-honey-for-sugar/
I love your recipe and have made it many times as it serves 12. Also flavoured it with coffee, almond and cardamom to make 3 different cakes with frosting on the coffee cake. Thank you
Hi, can I make this cake in 8” round pans or 8or9” square pans ?
either should work.
I have now made the cake and it is absolutely delicious and so economical on the eggs. I have got 2 more in the oven. Each cake cuts into 12 pieces so good to share. Thank you
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! You will have to let me know about any alterations you make in future cakes.
I have just baked this cake. It smells lovely and I can’t wait to eat it. I may try almond essence next time and a few flaked almonds on top. Thank you for the recipe .
I bet almond would be a nice addition. Enjoy!