EASY Recipe for a Butter Cake (SO Soft & Moist!)

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EASY Recipe for a Butter Cake (SO Soft & Moist!)

Name: EASY Recipe for a Butter Cake (SO Soft & Moist!)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2¼ cups or 270 gms all purpose flour; 1½ tsp baking powder; 2 tbsp cornstarch; ½ tsp salt; 10 oz or 284 gms softened room temperature unsalted butter ((soft to the touch and not melted)); 1¼ cups or 250 gms granulated sugar or caster sugar; 5 large eggs ((room temperature)); ¾ cup or 180 ml buttermilk ((room temperature)); 1½ tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:1h

Searching for THE recipe for a butter cake? Well, you’ve found it! This butter cake is soft, moist and SO velvety. And the flavor? Deliciously rich and buttery. It’s like well, eating a soft cakey cloud of butter… Absolutely incredible. This butter cake uses really simple ingredients too!

Updated at: Sat, 04 Oct 2025 09:36:58 GMT