posted by bme 11-12-100 4:34 PM
Basic Cake
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup superfine sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
2 cups self-rising flour
pinch salt
1/2 cup milk
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Oil and paper line a deep 8" round cake-tin.
Sift flour and salt together. Cream butter, sugar and vanilla until light. Add eggs, beating well. Fold in flour and milk alternatively. Pour into tin. Bake 50 – 60 minutes until done. Remove and stand in tin 2 minutes.
Remove from tin and cool on rack {unwrap paper carefully while hot.