This easy to make recipe is great for cakes and cupcakes. Made healthier by using whole wheat pastry flour and less sugar, try dusting with confectioner's sugar or cocoa powder instead of using frosting.
Preparation Time
20 mins
Cooking Time
30 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Calories
179 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x9-inch pan.
Step 2
Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color. Add room-temperature eggs one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into butter mixture before adding the next. Beat in vanilla extract with last egg. Combine flour and baking powder, and add to butter mixture, mixing well. Stir in milk until batter is smooth. Pour or spoon batter into prepared pan.
Step 3
Bake in preheated oven until cake springs back to the touch, 30 to 40.
