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1-2-3-4 Cake
Yield: 16 Servings

1 cup (1/2 lb) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup whole milk
2 cup sugar
3 cup all-purpose flour
4 large eggs
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 Tbsp baking powder
1/8 tsp salt

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour three 9 inch round cake
pans.  Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt, set aside.
Put the butter into a large mixing bowl. Beat with an electric
mixer on high speed until the butter lightens in color, 2 minutes.
Gradually add the sugar. Beat until the mixture is very light and
fluffy, 5 to 7 minutes, stopping several times to scrape down the
sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.  With the mixer on low
speed, add the eggs, one at a time, mixing just until the eggs
disappear. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, alternating
it with the milk and vanilla, beginning and ending with the flour
mixture. Mix lightly only until each addition is incorporated.
Divide batter among prepared pans. Bake until the cake just begins
to pull away from the sides of the pan, 28 to 32 minutes. Cool in
the pan for 10 minutes then loosen from the sides with a small
knife. Invert layers onto a wire rack and cool completely.

Printable version: 1-2-3-402.txt.