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2 tsp baking powder (If you want the cake to rise! Flat cakes also taste good.) Mix together the margarine (you can also use butter but it is too expensive here in Sri Lanka) and sugar in a bowl until it is light and creamy. Separate the egg whites and egg yolks into 2 different bowls, don’t let them mix.
If anyone in Sri Lanka has a tea party or a kiddies afternoon party, butter cake will definitely make its appearance along with all other Sri Lankan snacks; Chinese rolls, Patties, cutlets We eat butter cake as a morning snack or evening tea.
I bake my Sri Lankan butter cake in a oven preheated to 325 F. Since the cake is a square, and the heat doesn’t distribute as evenly as in a round pan, I like to bake the cake at a slightly lower temperature. This way the cake bakes a little slowly, but also evenly.
Mix together the margarine (you can also use butter but it is too expensive here in Sri Lanka) and sugar in a bowl until it is light and creamy. Separate the egg whites and egg yolks into 2 different bowls, don’t let them mix.
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