Cake for beginners using oven

Ingredients            

• 120ml milk
• 1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 200g flour
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 115g butter
• 200g sugar

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. Grease and flour a 23cm tin or line a bun tray with paper cases.
2. In a medium bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder, add to the creamed mixture and mix well.
3. Finally stir in the milk until the mixture is smooth. Pour or spoon mixture into the prepared tin or bun cases.
4. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven. For fairy cakes, bake 20 to 25 minutes. Cake is done when it springs back to the touch.