Breton butter cake
Quite elegant and plain. Nice eaten in thin slices with an autumnal fruit compote.
Annie Bell, Independent Magazine
150g sugar     Whisk until white and doubled in volume   Line a 21cm cake tin. Spoon in the batter, give the tin a few sharp taps to remove air bubbles. Bake in a moderate oven 30 minutes
4 egg yolks  
60ml sweet white wine  
1 vanilla pod's seeds  
200g plain flour sift   Lightly fold in, in two goes
1 teaspoon baking powder
225g lightly salted butter soften Whisk until it has the consistency of mayonnaise   Deftly whisk in
4 egg whites   Whisk   Fold in, a third at a time
50g sugar   Sprinkle over, whisk until glossy
icing sugar     Cool, dust
Makes 21m cake