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Instant Non-Instant Cake: Our Butter Sheet Pan Cake Is Ready to Bake in Only 10 Minutes

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Our butter cake exemplifies that somes there is just no messing with a classic. Trust that you will enjoy this uncomplicated variation just as much, if not more!

3 slices of no-yeast butter cake on a plate, in the background the sheet pan with the cake and a tea towel.
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Butter cake is a classic style of cake, simple, straight forward and without any frills. Sme may thumb their noses and say it’s just too plan, we say, sometimes that’s exactly where the beauty is! With our classic recipe, we invite both young and old, new and seasoned, bakers to revel in just how easy yummy can be

Butter Cake: As Quick as Can Be

Some cakes require many steps, ingredients, techniques and tom-foolery. But it can be easier, as this delicious butter cake recipe posits. Our butter sheet cake only needs flour, baking powder, butter, sugar, and heavy cream. It’s ready in just a few steps too! Be amazed at how quickly you find yourself pouring your batter onto your sheet!

While the cake initially bakes, you’ll have time to mix the butter-almond-sugar mix that helps give this cake its signature style. After 15 minutes of baking, take out the cake and top it with said spread. Bake for another 15, and you’ll see that in just under an hour you’ve created something incredibly delicious.

Don’t blame us when you notice that your life has somehow ended up being filled with butter cake! Once you start baking it, you just can’t stop. Probably, because it’s easy to make, quick, and tastes wonderfully sweet. It’s hard not to fall for this cake’s charms, especially when butter, almond, and sugar rolled into a fluffy bite of cake is so exquisite. Life can be so complicated sometimes, but simple things tend to ring true nonetheless.

Looking for more cake? Then check out our banana caramel cake, strawberry cheesecake roll, and eggnog tiramisu recipes.

CLASSIC BUTTER CAKE

  • Prep time: 10 min
  • Cook time: 30 min
  • Total time: 40 min
  • Serving: 1 sheet pan

INGREDIENTS

For the batter:

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 6 tbsp butter, softened
  • ¾ cup heavy cream
  • 4 eggs

For the topping:

  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 1 ½ cups sliced almonds
  • ¾ cup butter, melted

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Using a mixer, beat the eggs with the sugar and softened butter until creamy.
  3. Gradually fold in the flour and baking powder with a spoon or whisk.
  4. Add the heavy cream. Stir the mixture until a smooth, even batter forms.
  5. Spread the batter evenly on the baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes.
  6. Meanwhile, mix the melted butter with the sugar and almonds.
  7. After the initial 15 minutes of baking, evenly spread the butter-sugar-almond mixture over the cake base. Return to the oven and bake for another 15 minutes.
  8. Let the cake cool slightly and enjoy with whipped cream.

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