Old Fashioned Butter Cake

By XrayKim

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• Preheat oven to 350*F. Grease and flour two 8 inch x 2 inch baking pans and set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• Add butter, milk, and vanilla. With a hand mixer, beat for 2 minutes, occasionally scraping down the sides of the bowl.
• Add eggs and beat for 2 minutes more.
• Pour batter into prepared pans, dividing equally between the pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from oven.
• Cool in the pans for 10 minutes and then turn cakes out onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
• Frost with your favorite frosting. I used my favorite chocolate frosting, the one on the back of the Hersey's cocoa can.

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from foodforahungrysoul.blogspot.ca

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350*F. Grease and flour two 8 inch x 2 inch baking pans and set aside.

In a large mixing bowl sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.

Add butter, milk, and vanilla. With a hand mixer, beat for 2 minutes, occasionally scraping down the sides of the bowl.

Add eggs and beat for 2 minutes more.

Pour batter into prepared pans, dividing equally between the pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from oven.

Cool in the pans for 10 minutes and then turn cakes out onto a cooling rack to cool completely.

Frost with your favorite frosting. I used my favorite chocolate frosting, the one on the back of the Hersey's cocoa can.