This recipe, which I found printed on the back of the label of an Ekco Baker's Secret non-stick cake pan, makes a good and simple eight-inch two-layer cake with good flavour (use real butter and real vanilla extract, not imitation.) Frost with your favorite icing recipe.
Basic Butter Cake
- 2-1/4 cups sifted cake flour
- 2-1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup softened, unsalted butter
- 1-1/4 cups white granulated sugar
- 2 beaten eggs
- 2/3 cup milk
- 2 tsp. real vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour two 8-inch cake pans.
Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
Cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy. Add eggs, mix well.
Alternate adding milk and vanilla mixture with flour mixture, mixing well after each addition.
Pour batter into prepared pans. bake 20-30 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.
Cool 10 minutes. Remove cake from pans onto cooling racks. Cool completely before icing.
