1 c. butter (2 sticks)
2 c. sugar
3 c. Swans Down cake flour
4 eggs
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. vanilla flavoring
1 c. milk

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cream sugar and butter until creamy in mixer. Sift flour and baking powder together. Set aside. Add eggs to creamed sugar and butter, one at a time, beating well after each egg. Add vanilla to milk. On low speed, add flour and milk alternately, beating well after each addition. Grease 9 inch pans with Crisco and flour lightly. Measure 1/2 cup batter and pour in prepared pans and bake at 400 degrees for 8 minutes. Turn out on cooling rack and cool thoroughly before icing. This recipe makes 10 layers using 1/2 cup batter for each layer OR 5 layers using 1 cup batter. Ice with Lemon Cheese Icing or Chocolate Fudge Icing (included).