posted by CADeb 09-06-102 9:43 PM
Swan's Down 1-2-3-4 Cake
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 cups sugar
3 cups sifted Swans Down Cake Flour, sifted
3 teaspoons baking powder
4 eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour three 9-inch cake pans.
Make cake: In a mixing bowl cream butter and gradually add sugar, creaming until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. In another bowl sift flour with baking powder and salt. Add flour mixture alternately with milk and flavorings to creamed mixture, beating after each addition until smooth. Pour batter into cake pans. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Remove from pans and finish cooling on racks.