Enjoy a cake that is also a blast from the past! Butter cake is a classic cake with over two hundred years of recorded history behind it. While it may no longer be on the restaurant menu, we implore you to try this simple yet delectable cake. Plus today, we’re keeping it simple by leaving yeast out of the batter. Discover how to make your own butter cake here!

Learn to Bake a Classic: Our Butter Cake

Our butter cake is incredibly quick to make and only calls for a handful of ingredients: Flour, baking powder, butter, sugar, and cream are all you need. The best part is that the dough is also quick to come together. In a matter of minutes, you’ll have a batter that is ready to go into the oven.

There instructions, therefore, are rather straightforward: Mix all the ingredients, transfer the batter onto a baking sheet, and after a short baking time, ice the cake with a frosting made of butter, sugar, and almonds. In just half an hour, you and yours will be enjoying a quick and tasty cake.

With all of these advantages, you’ll fid that our butter cake is guaranteed to become a regular on your menu. It’s easy to make and offers a wonderful flavor that will brighten any day. The delicious combination of fluffy, soft dough and a sweet topping of butter, sugar, and almonds proves that sometimes simplicity is such a sweet delight.

Looking for more cake inspiration? Look no further with our chocolate chip cake, lemon sour cream cake, and banana condensed milk cake.

3 pieces of sheet cake butterkuchen on a plate, with the rest of the cake on a baking sheet and a kitchen towel in the background.

Butter Cake

Kai Kopireit

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Servings sheet cake

Ingredients

For the dough:

1 cup sugar
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
⅓ cup butter softened
¾ cup heavy cream
4 eggs

For the topping:

¾ cup sugar
1½ cups sliced almonds
¾ cup butter melted

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, cream together the eggs, sugar, and softened butter using a hand mixer. Gradually add the flour and baking powder, mixing with a spoon or whisk. Stir in the heavy cream until a smooth dough forms.
Transfer the dough evenly on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, cream together the melted butter with sugar, and almonds in a bowl. After the initial 15 minutes of baking, pour this mixture over the crust and bake for another 15 minutes. Let the cake cool slightly before serving with whipped cream.