Title: Basic yellow cake
 Categories: American, Dessert
      Yield: 12 Servings
 
      1 c  Butter; softened
      2 c  Sugar
      5 lg Eggs
      3 c  All-purpose flour; sifted
      1 tb Baking powder
    1/2 ts Salt
  1 1/4 c  Milk
      1 ts Vanilla
 
  Let eggs, milk, and butter stand till room temperature. Cream butter,
  gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating
  well after each addition. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt, add
  to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with
  flour mixture. Stir in vanilla. Pour batter into 2 greased and
  floured 9-inch round cake pans or 13x9 inch cake pan. Bake at 350
  degrees for 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes
  out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove layers from pans and cool
  completely before frosting.
  
  Recipe