Preparation

• 1
  Preheat oven to 18O degrees C or 356 degrees C.
• 2
  Then lightly grease an ovenproof dish with butter.
• 3
  To start off with, first mix the vanilla essence, butter and sugar together in a large bowl.
• 4
  After that crack in one egg at a time.
• 5
  Mix well each time.
• 6
  Following that add the sieved baking powder into the mixture.
• 7
  Then incorporate the buttermilk into the bowl.
• 8
  Pour into the buttered dish and bake for around an hour - you can keep it in 5 to 10 minutes longer if you want.
• 9
  You can serve cold or warm with some hot custard sauce or double cream (whipped slightly).