1234 Cake
A century‑old butter cake—1 cup butter, 2 cups sugar, 3 cups flour, 4 eggs—perfect as Bundt, layer, or sheet.
Ingredients
- - 1 cup butter softened
- - 2 cups granulated sugar
- - 4 large eggs room temperature
- - 3 cups self‑rising flour
- - 1 cup whole milk
- - 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F. Grease and flour chosen pan(s).
- Cream butter & sugar 4 min until fluffy.
- Beat in eggs one at a time.
- Alternate flour and milk, ending with flour; stir in vanilla.
- Pour into pan(s); smooth top.
- Bake until a toothpick tests clean (times above).
- Cool 10 min; invert to rack; frost when cool.
Notes
- Chocolate version: substitute ½ cup flour with cocoa powder.
- Freezes beautifully—wrap cooled cake up to 3 months.
- Freezes beautifully—wrap cooled cake up to 3 months.