Butter Cake

By cooksalot

100 year old cake recipe

Ingredients

• Old Fashioned Butter Cake
• (from Reeni's Cinnamon Girl blog)
• 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
• "Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate Frosting
• 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter or margarine
• 2/3 cup Hershey's cocoa
• 3 cups powdered sugar (confectioners' sugar)
• 1/3 cup milk (plus an additional few drops to make a nice consistency)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Melt butter. Stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating on medium speed to spreading consistency. Add more milk if needed. Stir in vanilla. About 2 cups frosting

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.