Irish Tea Cake

This simple Irish tea cake is buttery and moist. Serve as-is, top with berries, or dust with powdered sugar and enjoy alongside a cup of tea or coffee.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 273 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.5 cup milk
• 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup butter, softened
• 1.75 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.25 cup confectioners' sugar for dusting

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch round pan.

Step 2

Cream sugar and butter together in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, mixing until fully incorporated after each addition. Stir in vanilla.

Step 3

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl. Stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients alternately with milk, adding 1 to 2 tablespoons more milk if batter is too stiff. Spread batter evenly into the prepared pan.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a serving plate and cool to room temperature, 20 to 30 minutes. Dust with confectioners' sugar right before serving.