EASY BUTTER CAKE RECIPES FROM SCRATCH RECIPES

Steps:

• Butter and flour two 9-inch round cake pans and preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In mixer bowl, on medium-high speed, beat butter and sugar until fluffy (4 to 5 minutes).
• Add eggs, then yolks,one a time, beating well after each, scraping sides of bowl occasionally.
• Beat in vanilla.
• In another bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt.
• Mix in about a third of flour mixture into butter mixture.
• Stir in half the milk, just until blended.
• Stir in another third of flour mixture, then remaining milk and finally the rest of the flour mixture.
• Spread batter equally into two the two cake pans.
• Bake until wooden skewer or toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (25 to 30 minutes).
• Cool on racks in pans for 10 minutes, then inverte cakes onto racks and remove pans.
• Cool completely before forsting.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9 or 10 inch tube pan.
• With an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time and mix well.
• Introduce the flour, one cup at a time while adding cream a little at a time until all flour and cream is mixed in well.
• Add the vanilla and lemon flavoring and blend well. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 1-1/2 hours or until center springs back from small amount of pressure. Immediately turn out on cake rack to cool.