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.