1-2-3-4 Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 cups sifted cake flour
• 4 eggs, separated
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. 1

   Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.

2. 2

   Add egg yolks 1 at a time, beating thorougly after each addition.

3. 3

   Sift dry ingredients together 3 times and add alternately with milk and vanilla to cream mixture, beating until smooth after each addition.

4. 4

   Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.

5. 5

   Pour into pans lined with wax paper and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.

6. 6

   Makes 3 9-inch layers.