Vanilla Syrup Cake
2013-09-25 18:43:02
Cake
- 180g butter, softened
- 1 cup castor sugar
- 4 eggs
- 200g almond meal
- 1/4 cup self raising flour
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract or vanilla essence
- 1/4 cup milk
Vanilla Syrup
- 3/4 cup raw sugar
- 1 cup water
- 2 vanilla beans, split and scraped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius.
- Place the softened butter and the sugar in a bowl and beat with electric beaters until light and creamy.
- Add eggs one at a time and beat well.
- Add the almond meal, flour and vanilla essence and mix until combined.
- Fold through the milk.
- Pour the mixture into a greased cake tin and bake for 50 minutes or until cooked when tested with a skewer.
- Remove the cake from the oven and allow to cool.
- For the syrup, place the sugar, water and Vanilla beans in a saucepan and stir until sugar has dissolved. Increase the heat and allow to boil for 8 minutes until slightly thickened.
- Allow to cool.
- Pour 3/4 of the syrup over the cake and allow to soak in.
- Use the rest of the syrup when serving.
Notes
- Serve with thick cream or mascapone.
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