Old-Time 1-2-3-4 Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
2 3/4 c. all-purpose flour
3 tsp. baking powder
pinch of salt (about 1/4 tsp.)
1 c. milk
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar well.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
Sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Combine milk and vanilla.
Add the dry ingredients and the milk alternately to the egg-butter mixture.