Description
A soft and forgiving loaf cake dotted with creamy Milkybar pieces, perfect for beginner bakers.
Ingredients
Scale
- 220g unsalted butter, room temperature
- 220g caster sugar
- 220g self-raising flour
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 100g unsalted butter, softened (for buttercream)
- 250g icing (confectioners’) sugar, sifted
- 25ml milk
- 100g white chocolate, melted and cooled
- 100g white chocolate
- 30ml double cream
- Milkybar pieces, to taste
- Zest of 1 lemon or orange (optional)
- A pinch of sea salt (optional)
- Finely chopped nuts (optional)
- A handful of white chocolate chips (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 160°C fan (320°F fan) and prepare an 8.5 x 5 inch loaf tin.
- Cream together the softened butter and caster sugar until pale and fluffy.
- Add the eggs one by one, mixing well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Fold in the self-raising flour gently until just combined.
- Spoon the batter into the prepared loaf tin and smooth the top.
- Bake for approximately 55–60 minutes, checking for doneness near the end.
- Cool in the tin for 10–15 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- For the buttercream, beat the softened unsalted butter and icing sugar together, adding milk to reach a spreadable consistency and then mixing in the melted white chocolate.
- For the drip, finely chop the white chocolate and warm the double cream; combine until smooth.
- Spread the white chocolate buttercream on the cooled cake, then pour the drip around the edges.
- Press Milkybar pieces into the buttercream while still tacky.
- Let the cake sit for at least 20 minutes before serving.
Notes
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. It can be frozen for up to 1 month.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: cake, loaf cake, Milkybar, dessert, baking