Cakes, Cupcakes

A traditional American recipe for a 1-2-3-4 cake; a simple form of yellow cake

Ingredients

1 cup butter

1 cup milk

2 cups sugar

3 cups flour

3 teaspoons baking powder

3 pinches salt

4 eggs

Procedure

Preheat oven to 175 °C (350 °F) Cream the butter and sugar together until fluffy. Beat in the eggs. Gradually sift in the dry ingredients, alternating with small additions of the milk. Transfer to a greased and floured baking pan. Bake at 175 °C (350 °F), until a skewer inserted shows no moist crumbs