Ingredients
Preparation
- With the rack in the middle position, preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F). Butter and flour an 18 cm (7-inch) oven-safe saucepan, with a capacity of about 2 litres (8 cups).
- In a bowl, combine the flour and baking powder. Set aside.
- In another bowl, cream the butter and sugar with an electric mixer. Add the egg and vanilla. Mix thoroughly. Add the dry ingredients alternately with the milk. Pour into the saucepan.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean. Unmould the cake on a wire rack. Leave the saucepan on top of the cake until completely cooled.
Note
This vanilla cake can also be baked in a 20 cm (8-inch) square baking dish. It will be thinner and will bake faster, about 25 minutes.