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.

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