Thursday, November 12, 2015

Old Fashioned Butter Cake

Old Fashioned Butter Cake


  • 2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
  • 1  1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs




  1. Preheat oven to 350*F.  Grease and flour two 8 inch x 2 inch baking pans and set aside.
  2. In a large mixing bowl sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
  3. Add butter, milk, and vanilla.  With a hand mixer, beat for  2 minutes, occasionally scraping down the sides of the bowl.  
  4. Add eggs and beat for 2 minutes more.
  5. Pour batter into prepared pans, dividing equally between the pans.  Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.  Remove from oven.
  6. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes and then turn cakes out onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
  7. Frost with your favorite frosting.  I used my favorite chocolate frosting, the one on the back of the Hersey's cocoa can.