Basic Butter Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 350°.
2. 2
   Prepare 2 (8-inch) round cake pans. Mix together flour, baking powder and salt.
3. 3
   Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
4. 4
   Blend in eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
5. 5
   Add milk and vanilla alternately with flour mixture, mixing well after each addition.
6. 6
   Pour batter into prepared pans.
7. 7
   Bake 20 to 30 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.
8. 8
   Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans.
9. 9
   Cool completely on wire racks before frosting with Fluffy White Frosting (recipe in this section).