1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon butter
2 eggs, well beaten
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla or lemon extract

Preheat oven to 350°F.

In a small saucepan, heat together milk and butter until butter melts. Beat eggs well, adding sugar gradually.

On a sheet of waxed on parchment paper, mix together flour, baking powder, salt and extract. Stir dry ingredients into egg mixture. Pour in hot milk and butter mixture. Stir together only enough to combine ingredients.

Butter and flour a 9x9 inch cake pan (or spray with Baker's Joy). Pour in batter and level it with a spatula.

Bake 35-45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Variation: Increase baking powder to 1 1/2 teaspoons, add 3/4 cup pared and chopped Granny Smith (or other tart apples), 1 tsp cinnamon and 1/4 tsp ground ginger to batter when mixing.

Submitted by: CM