HOMEMADE BUTTER CAKE 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:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9-inch baking pan; set aside.
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt in bowl. Set aside.
• Place sugar and 1 cup butter in another bowl; beat at medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until creamy. Contiinue beating, adding 2 eggs at a time, until well mixed. Add 2 teaspoons vanilla. Add flour mixture alternately with 1 cup milk, beating at low speed after each addition.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 45-55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.
• Place 1/2 cup butter and cooled chocolate in bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, alternately with 1/4 cup milk and 2 teaspoons vanilla and scraping bowl occasionally, until well mixed. Frost cooled cake. Sprinkle with decorator sprinkles, if desired.