Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 large eggs
- milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400˚.
- Grease (butter or spray) and flour an 8 inch or 9 inch cake pan. OPTIONAL: line the bottom of the pan with waxed paper, and grease and flour this too. This will help get the cake out of the pan.
- Melt the butter. Set aside to cool to room temperature
- Sift or whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt
- Lightly beat the eggs, and add the butter. Add enough milk to this mixture so it totals one cup in volume
- Add butter mixture to dry ingredients and combine until well mixed. Mix in the vanilla
- Bake for 30 minutes, or until a cake tester or toothpick comes out dry from the center of the cake
- Let it cool for 5-10 minutes on a cooling rack and remove from the pan
Notes
Makes one, single layer cake. Serving suggestions:
- frost the cake with your favorite chocolate icing
- sprinkle confectioner’s sugar over the top
- serve with a sauce, such as peach, raspberry, lemon curd, etc.
- serve with freshly whipped cream
Nutrition Facts
Lithuanian Lightning Cake
Amount per Serving
Calories
224
% Daily Value*
Fat
7
g
11
%
Saturated Fat
4
g
25
%
Trans Fat
0.2
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
2
g
Cholesterol
62
mg
21
%
Sodium
190
mg
8
%
Potassium
37
mg
1
%
Carbohydrates
37
g
12
%
Fiber
0.4
g
2
%
Sugar
25
g
28
%
Protein
3
g
6
%
Vitamin A
245
IU
5
%
Calcium
41
mg
4
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.