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I have stupidly lent my Nigella How to be a Domestic Goddess to a friend and she of course is away for the weekend.....

...and I need to make my sister's 30th birthday cake for her party on Saturday night!

Aaaarrrrgggghhhhh! Anyone got a copy and would be kind enough to post the recipe as I really prefer this cake for shaped sponges that need to support quite a bit of icing.
I was planning to make it this afternoon but everything is now on hold.....unless a mumsnetter can spring to the rescue!

Thanks in advance!

250g plain flour
1+1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp bicarb
1/4 tsp salt
200ml buttermilk
1+1/2 tsp vanilla extract
125g unsalted butter
200g caster sugar
3 large eggs

Sift flour, baking powder, bicarb and salt together.
Stir vanilla into buttermilk in a jug.
Cream butter and sugar, then add eggs 1 by 1.
Add flour mix and buttermilk, alternating.

Bake for 40mins at Gas 4/ 180C

THank you SO much

Life saving!

I didn't reply straight away as I was in the kitchen in a flash! Cakes now cooled and ready for icing