Tea Cake

This is an unpretentious cake, quick to make and small enough to enjoy for morning or afternoon tea with friends.  It is nicest eaten within a couple of hours of baking.

Ingredients:

• • 1/3 cup sugar

  • 1 tab butter

  • 1 egg

  • 1/3 cup milk

  • 1/2 tsp vanilla essence

  • 1 cup SR flour

Extra:

• • butter for spreading

  • sprinkling of sugar

  • sprinkling of cinnamon powder

Method:

• 1. Cream butter and sugar

  2. add egg and continue beating until combined

  3. stir in milk and vanilla

  4. fold in the flour

  5. pour into a small cake pan which has been greased and floured

  6. bake in a moderate oven for about 1/2 hour - until cooked when tested with a skewer

  7. remove from the tin to a cooling rack

  8. while still hot, spread butter over the top and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.