Moist Yellow Cake

Nothing fancy, just moist made-from-scratch cake.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Yields: 3 8" layers

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter, softened
• 2  cups sugar
• 4  eggs, room temperature
• 3  cups self-rising flour, sifted
• 1  cup  whole milk, room temperature
• 1  teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  butter flavoring

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease and flour (3) 8 inch cake pans.
3. Using a mixer, cream butter until fluffy.
4. Add sugar and continue to cream for about 7 minutes.
5. Add eggs one at a time. Beat well after each egg is added.
6. Add flour and milk (alternating to creamed mixture), beginning and ending with flour.
7. Add vanilla and butter flavoring to mix; until just mixed.
8. Divide batter equally into three cake pans.
9. Hold each layer about 3 inches above your counter and carefully drop the pans flat onto counter several times to ensure release of any air bubbles. This will help you have a more level cake.
10. Bake for 25 - 30 minutes (depending on your oven) until done.
11. Cool in pans for 5 - 10 minutes.
12. Remove and immediately wrap each layer in plastic wrap to seal in moisture. Cool completely on wire racks.