Super Moist Yellow Butter Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

We recently celebrated my daughters birthday.  She always wants a homemade cake from mom.

So this years cake is a Yellow Butter Cake with

Pink & Yellow Layers (her favorite colors)

Ingredients:

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 3 cups sifted flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

• Cream butter then gradually add sugar, beating well .
•  Add eggs, beating well after each addition: this mix should be fluffy yellow.
•  In another bowl, combine the flour and baking powder: Then add mix to the creamed mixture ( above) alternating with milk, beginning and ending with the flour mix. Mix well.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Divide mixture into 2 bowls 
•  (I added a couple of drops of pink and yellow food coloring till desired colors were achieved)
•  Pour batter into 2 greased/floured 9" pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center come out clean.
• Cool in pan for 10 minutes then remove layers from pans and cool completely

Super moist and simply melted in your mouth.

Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

Ingredients:

• 2 cup butter, softened
• 7 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoon milk
• 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions:

• In a bowl combine butter, sugar and salt. Beat till blended.
• Add the milk and vanilla and beat for an additional 3 to 5 minutes or until smooth and creamy.

My 2 year old had to taste test the middle layer of pink icing.

I caught him pink fingered, lol.

It was delicious.

Angel

(This recipe is adapted from an old Southern Living recipe-year unknown)