Basic Yellow Cake

	The following recipe from Carroll Pellegrinelli, makes a moist yellow cake from scratch. Prep: 25 minutes Cook: 25 minutes Servings: 8

Ingredients:

2 cups cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs at room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 cup milk

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Grease and flour 2, 9 inch cake pans.
In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt with a wire whisk.
Cream butter and sugar with a mixer until light and fluffy.
Beat in eggs, one at a time.
Add vanilla and mix until completely combined.
Slowly add flour alternately with milk.
At end of addition batter should be smooth.
Divide between 2 pans.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
Cool 5 minutes in pan, then invert onto a rack and cool completely before frosting.
For a 9 x 13 pan - Baked at 350 degrees F. for 30 to 38 minutes.