Scottley's Basic Yellow Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter , softened
• 1.67 cups white sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups sifted cake flour
• 2.25 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 1.33 cups milk

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 2 - 9 inch round cake pans.

2. 2

   In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla.

3. 3

   Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a separate bowl. Add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with milk, mixing just until incorporated. Pour batter into prepared pans.

4. 4

   Bake in preheated oven for 40to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.