Vanilla Cake Recipes

Total Time: 1 hour or less. 1 hr or less

Yield: 1 3 layer cake

Source: Found in an old Family Cookbook

Ingredients:

• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks)
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tsp vanilla

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 3-9 inch round cake pans.
2. Beat butter and sugar in a bowl at medium speed till smooth. Add eggs, beating until smooth. At low speed, alternately beat in flour mixture and milk. Beat in vanilla.
3. Scrape into the three pans, dividing evenly. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean to test. Cool on racks for 10 min.
4. Meanwhile: Prepare Icing! Melt 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter in a saucepan over low heat.
5. Add 1 cup dark brown sugar (packed) and 1/4 cup milk. Bring to boiling, stirring to dissolve.
6. Remove from heat and cool.
7. Beat 2 cups powdered sugar into milk mixture, stirring until smooth.
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8. Frost and stack layers of cake.