David O’Brien, Managing Editor

Ingredients:

• 1 cup white sugar
• ½ cup unsalted butter
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ¾ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ cup milk

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 F (175 C). Grease and flour a 9-inch square cake pan.

Step 2
Cream sugar and butter together in a mixing bowl. Add eggs, one at a time, beating briefly after each addition. Stir in vanilla.

Step 3
Combine flour and baking powder in a separate bowl. Add to the wet ingredients and mix well. Add milk and stir until smooth. Pour batter into the prepared cake pan.

Step 4
Bake in the preheated oven until the top springs back when lightly touched, 30 to 40 minutes.

Recipe Source: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/17481/simple-white-cake/