Irish Tea Cake

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ cup unsalted butter

  (Irish butter preferred) softened to room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• ½ cup whole milk
• ¼ cup Powdered sugar

  for dusting

Instructions

• 1 Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and line an 8-inch round cake pan with
  parchment paper.
• 2 Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• 3 In a large mixing bowl or a stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar until light
  and fluffy (about 2-3 minutes). This step is key to getting that beautifully
  soft texture.
• 4 Beat in the eggs, one at a time, ensuring each is fully incorporated. Stir in
  the vanilla extract.
• 5 Gradually add the dry ingredients in three parts, alternating with the milk.
  Begin and end with the flour mixture, mixing just until combined—overmixing can
  make the cake dense. If the batter is too thick to spread, add 1-2 tablespoons
  more milk.
• 6 Evenly spread the batter into the prepared cake pan and smooth the top. Bake for
  30-35 minutes or until the cake is golden and a toothpick inserted in the center
  comes out clean. In my oven, it's done at about 31 minutes.
• 7 Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring it to a wire
  rack to cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar before slicing and serving.

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