Basic Cake Recipe

(From Banu's Cookbook)


Ingredients:
Sugar - 1 Cup
Butter - 1/2 Cup (At Room temperature)
Egg Whites - 2
Whole Egg - 1
All Purpose Flour - 1 1/2 Cup
Baking Powder - 1 13/4 tsp
Vanilla Extract - 2 tsp
Milk - 1/2 Cup

Method:
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2) Grease and flour a 9x9 inch pan.
3) In a medium bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Stir in vanilla.
4) Beat in the eggs, one at a time - alternating with the flour/baking powder mixture.
5) Stir in the milk slowly, constantly mixing, until batter is smooth.
6) Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until golden brown and toothpick comes out clean.
7) Let it cool for 10 mins and then you can decorate it and cut it out.