Everyday Cinnamon Tea Cake Ingredients: 60g butter 1 tsp vanilla essence ½ cup sugar 1 egg 1 cup SR flour 1/3 cup milk 15g extra butter, melted 1 tblsp (preferably castor) sugar, extra ½ tsp ground cinnamon Method: Grease a round cake tin and line it with greaseproof paper. Beat the butter and vanilla together until white and creamy, add the sugar and continue beating. Add the egg and beat a bit longer. Add half the flour and half the milk, mix well, then beat in remainder. Don't over beat. Spoon the mixture into the cake tin and bake in a moderate oven for about 25 minutes or 'til golden (cake should shrink slightly from sides of pan. If you're not sure - poke a skewer into the middle and it should come out dry). Turn cake out onto serving plate. Brush the top immediately with the melted butter and sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar. |