Basic 1-2-3-4 Cake

By jann

Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter at room temp.
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 3 cups sifted self-rising flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Details

Servings 12
Cooking time 25mins

Preparation

Step 1

Grease and flour 3 9 inch cake pans. Cream butter until fluffy. Add sugar and continue to cream well for 6 to 8 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addiion. add flour and milk alternately to creamed mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Add vanilla and continue to beat until just mixed. Divide batter equally among prepared pans. Level batter in each pan by holding pan 3 or 4 inches above counter, then dropping it flat onto counter. Do this several times to release air bubbles and assure you of a more level cake. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until done. Cool in pans 5 to 10 minutes. Invert on rack to cool and frost with favorite frosting.