Lemon Gold Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sifted flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 c. butter
1 c. sugar
3 egg yolks, beaten
3/4 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla or 1/2 tsp. lemon extract

Preparation

Sift flour once; measure.
Add
baking
powder and sift together 3 times.
Cream
butter thoroughly.
Add sugar gradually and cream together until light and fluffy.
Add egg yolks and beat well.
Add flour alternately with milk, small amounts at
a
time. Beat
after
each
addition
until
smooth.
Add flavoring.
Beat well.
Bake in 2 greased 9-inch layer pans 25 to 30 minutes in moderate
oven
at
375\u00b0.
Spread with Lemon Frosting.
Double recipe to make 3 (10-inch) layers.