Old-Fashioned Yellow Cake

Yellow cake mix is one of our favorites, but it is very rare to find it here in the UK.  And unfortunately, any cake mix will cost £2-5 (about $3-8!).  So I have been making more homemade cakes, and this one is a real winner.

I found the recipe for this old-fashioned Yellow Cake via Pinterest via Cinnamon Spice and Everything Nice.  Be sure to click over to The Cinnamon Spice website as they have some great pictures and other recipes.  This recipe is originally from a McCall's cookbook from over 100 years ago.  It's still delicious today!

• 2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1 + 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour two 8-inch cake pans.
• 2. In a large mixing bowl sift flour and sugar, baking powder and salt.
• 3. Add butter, milk and vanilla. Beat with a hand mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes, occasionally scraping sides of bowl.
• 4. Add eggs, beat for 2 more minutes.
• 5. Pour batter into prepared pans, dividing equally among both. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
• 6. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes. Turn out and cool thoroughly on wire racks.