Basic 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups white sugar , divided
• 3 cups cake flour
• 4 eggs yolks , room temperature
• 4 eggs whites , room temperature
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup milk , room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 9-inch round pans.

2. 2

   Beat butter and 1 cup sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color.

3. 3

   In a separate bowl, beat egg yolks well, then add to butter mixture.

4. 4

   Sift together flour and baking powder. Add alternately with the milk to the butter-sugar mixture. Beat well. Add vanilla.

5. 5

   Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Add 1 cup sugar to the egg whites. Fold into cake batter. Divide evenly into prepared pans.

6. 6

   Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes.