Sister Dyer's Favorite Cake

Sister Dyer's Favorite White Cake (from the Relief Society Magazine)

2 1/2 cups flour

3 tsp baking powder 

1/4 tsp salt

1 1/2 cup sugar

2/3 cup butter 

2 well-beaten eggs

1 1/4 cup milk

1 tsp vanilla

In a large mixing bowl place butter and sugar and beat to mix. Add eggs, vanilla and milk and beat. Add dry ingredients sifted together.  Beat for three minutes. 

To use for a pudding mix cake:

Add:

1 pkg vanilla instant pudding

2 more eggs

2 Tbsp flour

Add the pudding mix with the dry ingredients and proceed as above.

Pour batter into two greased 9-inch cake tins, or one bundt pan or one 9X13 cake pan and bake at 375 degrees for 30 mins for the smaller tins and 45 mins for the larger tins. 

Frost as usual. 

Pecan: Use 1 pkg butter pean instant pudding mix. and 1/2 tsp maple flavoring. Also use 1 tsp cinnamon.

Chocolate: Add 3 Tbsp cocoa and subtract 2 Tbsp flour.