Birthday Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 c. cake flour
1/2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
3/4 stick margarine
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 tsp. grated lemon rinds
3 eggs, unbeaten

Preparation

Sift flour, baking soda, salt, and sugar; set aside. Cream margarine and blend in lemon rind. Add flour mixture, buttermilk, and vanilla; mix until flour is damp, then beat for 2 minutes at medium speed. Add eggs and beat 1 minute longer. Pour into two 9 inch cake pans that have been greased and floured. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes at 350\u00b0.