1. In an electric mixer cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time. Beating well in between additions.
2. Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a medium bowl. Add vanilla to milk and set aside.
3. Add flour mixture and milk mixture to creamed butter alternating the additions starting and ending with the flour mixture. Beat until ingredients are combined thoroughly.
4. Pour into two (2) greased and floured 8“cake pans. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 °F for 30 -35 minutes or until a wooden pick comes out clean when inserted.
5. Leave to cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Turn cake out of pan and leave to cool completely on wire rack