Ingredients:

• 3 cups sifted cake flour

• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

• 1/2 teaspoons salt

• 1 3/4 cups sugar

• 2/3 cup butter or margarine

• 2 eggs

• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

• 1 1/4 cups milk

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour bottom of two 8-inch round cake pans or grease bottom and line with waxed paper or parchment paper.

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. Cream sugar and butter together until light. Add eggs and vanilla to creamed mixture and beat until thoroughly mixed. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Continue beating one minute. Spread batter evenly in prepared pans.

Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. This cake does not get a deep golden brown color (see picture).

Cool layers in pans on wire racks 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely.

Fill and frost as desired.