1 1/2 cups cake flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup milk
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Sift flour, measure, resift 3 times with baking powder and salt.

Blend vegetable oil with half of the sugar.

Fold in 1/4-cup of the flour mixture. Add remaining flour mixture alternately with the milk in 4 or 5 portions, beginning and ending with the flour; beat until smooth after each addition.

Beat remaining sugar with egg and vanilla until thick. Fold into batter.

Pour into an ungreased cake pan (8 x 8 x 2 inches) lined with parchment paper on bottom. Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool and spread with favorite frosting or Seven Minute Icing sprinkled with shredded coconut.