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Mama's Butter Cake

Ingredients

  • 1 c. butter
  • 2 c. sugar
  • 4 tsp. baking powder
  • 4 egg
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 3 c. all purpose flour
  • 1 c. milk
  • 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

Instructions

  1. Cream the butter and sugar until fluffy. Separate eggs, blend yolks into the butter mixture. Sift flour with baking powder and salt. Add alternately with milk and vanilla and fold in beaten egg whites last OR add the whole egg instead of just the yolks. This save you one step. Pour into 3 8-9" pans or a 9 x 13" pan and bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes. Serve plain cake with fresh fruit and whipped cream.
  2. Extra layers may be frozen for another time.
  3. Note: I used 2 8" pans and it took longer for baking, maybe an extra 10-12 minutes. You can bake in 3-8" pans probably for the 25-30 minutes stated above. Use a cake tester to test for doneness.