Cardamom/Elachi Cake

Back from my holidays and I was looking for a recipe to kick-start my baking. Found this simple and easy teatime Cardamom cake, that I had saved from Sheeba Jacob's Foodhogger. A perfect cake with hot tea or coffee!!! Just make sure to use fresh cardamom and nutmeg for a flavorful cake......

Ingredients:
Recipe Source: Hogger & Co

All purpose flour - 2 cups
Cardamom, crushed - 1/2 tsp
Nutmeg, crushed - 1/2 tsp
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Baking powder - 2 tsp
Sugar - 1 cup
Butter, softened - 1/4 cup
Eggs - 4
Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
Milk - 1 cup

Method:

Preheat oven to 180 C.
Remove the shells of fresh nutmeg and cardamom and crush them into powders.
Combine the flour with the crushed powders, salt and baking powder. Keep aside.
Combine the softened butter and sugar together in a big bowl. Add eggs and blend together.
Add the flour into the butter-sugar mixture and combine.
Then add the milk and vanilla essence and beat well until smooth.
Grease and lightly flour a loaf pan and pout the smooth and creamy batter.
Bake for an hour at 180 C.
Cool on a wire rack and dust with icing sugar if desired.

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