Easy yellow Cake-no frosting

2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour (do not sift the flour)
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
3 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1-teaspoo n salt
1 ¼ cups milk
1tablespoo n & 1tsp Vegetable oil
1 stick butter (not margarine), softened
1-tablespoo n vanilla extract
3 large eggs

Preheat oven to 350° Cut wax paper to fit the bottom of (3) 9 x 1 1/2-inch round pans. Spray the pans with cooking spray, place the wax paper in the pans and spray the paper. In a large mixing bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt, mixing well. Measure the 1-1/4 cups of milk in a 2 cup measuring cup….then add enough vegetable oil to bring the liquid up to 1-1/3 cups. Add the milk/vegetable oil mixture, butter and vanilla to the flour mixture and beat with an electric mixer on medium to medium-high speed for 2 minutes, scraping sides of bowl as needed. Add the eggs and continue beating an additional 2 minutes. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake at 350° for 20 to 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted near center of cake comes out clean, or until cake springs back when touched lightly in the center. Cool cakes on wire racks for 15 minutes; remove from pans and cool completely. Frost as desired.

Serving Size: 12

Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MELANTHONY.