Butter Vanilla Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 5 large eggs
• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup half-and-half cream
• 1 tablespoon vanilla

Directions

1. 1

   Mix butter at medium speed until creamy.

2. 2

   Gradually add sugar until light and fluffy.

3. 3

   Add eggs, one at a time just until they are well blended.

4. 4

   Add flour, baking powder and salt to butter mixture alternately with half & half. Begin and end with the flour mixture. Beat each addition at low speed just until blended.

5. 5

   Mix in vanilla.

6. 6

   Pour into a greased and floured 12 cup bundt pan.

7. 7

   Bake at 325 degrees for an hour or an hour and 10 minutes, until toothpick inserted in cake comes out clean.

8. 8

   Cool in pan on wire rack for 15 minutes.

9. 9

   Remove cake from pan and put on wire rack until cool, about 30 minutes.