Cream the butter and sugar

• In a large bowl, add the butter and sugar.
• Cream together until light, fluffy and pale.

Whisk the eggs with vanilla

• In a separate bowl, add the vanilla essence to the eggs.
• Whisk until well combined.

Combine the wet mixture

• Gradually add the egg mixture to the creamed butter and sugar.
• Mix until smooth.

Combine the dry ingredients

• In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and mixed spice.

Fold in the dry ingredients

• Sift the dry ingredients into the wet mixture.
• Gently fold until just combined; do not overmix.

Bake the cake

• Pour the batter into a greased baking dish.
• Bake at 180 °C until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Cool and enjoy.