Old Fashioned Butter Cake

Old Fashioned Butter Cake 2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted 1 1/4 cup sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract2 eggs Preheat oven to 350*F. Grease and flour two 8 inch x 2 inch baking pans and set aside. In a large mixing bowl sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add butter, milk, and vanilla. With a hand mixer, beat for 2 minutes, occasionally scraping down the sides of the bowl. Add eggs and beat for 2 minutes more. Pour batter into prepared pans, dividing equally between the pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from oven. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes and then turn cakes out onto a cooling rack to cool completely. Frost with your favorite frosting. I used my favorite chocolate frosting, the one on the back of the Hersey's cocoa can. "Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate Frosting 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter or margarine 2/3 cup Hershey's cocoa 3 cups powdered sugar (confectioners' sugar) 1/3 cup milk (plus an additional few drops to make a nice consistency) 1 teaspoon vanilla Melt butter. Stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating on medium speed to spreading consistency. Add more milk if needed. Stir in vanilla. About 2 cups frosting.