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Quatre Quarts Butter Cake

Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine Asturian, French, Spanish
Keyword Avilés, Butter cake, Imperial, Quatre Quarts
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 6 people
Cost 4$

Equipment

  • Oven

Ingredients

  • 4 unit Eggs L size
  • 1+1/2 teaspoon Baking powder As Royal
  • 1+1/3 cup Granulated sugar
  • 1+3/4 cup Flour
  • 1 cup Butter Room temperature
  • 2 tablespoon Butter Room temperature
  • 1 pinch Salt

Frosting (optional)

  • 1/4 cup Cream cheese
  • 1 cup Confectioner's sugar
  • 1 tablespoon milk

Instructions

  • Prepare your baking mold or cake pan with baking paper or greasing it. 
  • Preheat the oven 345º Fahrenheit (180º Celsius) 
  • Whisk the butter and sugar until you have a nice and soft texture. 
  • Add the eggs one at a time and keep mixing with the butter and sugar batter. 
  • Sift the flour and add the flour, salt and baking powder to the batter bit by bit and incorporate to the batter. 
  • Bake for 40-45 minutes, if the last 10 minutes the top is too brown you can cover the cake with foil. 
  • Let the cake cool and add the frosting (optional).
  • To prepare the frosting add the confectioner’s sugar, the cream cheese and a milk tablespoon until you have the right texture for the frosting. 
  • Add the frosting and enjoy your butter cake!