Basic Yellow Cake From Wilton - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups sifted cake flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cups sugar
2/3 cup butter
2 eggs (add more eggs if stacked wedding style cake)
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla (I use almond occasionally instead)
1 1/4 cups milk

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F
Grease bottom of two 8-inch round cake pans and line with waxed paper or parchment paper.
Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
Cream sugar and butter together until light.
Add eggs and vanilla to creamed mixture and beat until thoroughly mixed. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Continue beating one minute.
Spread batter evenly in prepared pans.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool layers in pans on wire racks 10 minutes.
Remove from pans; cool completely.
Fill and frost as desired.