Objective: How to bake a cake.

Which of the following solutions is more sound in terms of naive physics reasoning?

Options are:
i. Preheat the oven to 325 F and grease and flour a cake pan. Place the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl and beat them together until the mixture is light. Add the eggs and vanilla. Stir in the cake flour. Keep the electric mixer on low or use a wooden spoon to stir the flour in a bit at a time until it's just incorporated. Pour the batter into the pan. Bake the cake for 2 hours 15 minutes..
ii. Preheat the oven to 325 F and grease and flour a cake pan. Place the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl and beat them together until the mixture is light. Add the eggs and vanilla. Stir in the cake flour. Keep the electric mixer on low or use a wooden spoon to stir the flour in a bit at a time until it's just incorporated. Pour the batter into the pan. Bake the cake for 1 hour 15 minutes..
ii.