Sponge Cake (or Cup Cakes)

 
Mom”™s recipe

 
Ingredients:

• 2 ¼ cups of all purpose flour
• 1 ½ cup sugar
• ½ packet (pound) butter or margarine at room temperature
• 5 to 6 eggs
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ cup of milk at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• ½ teaspoon salt

 
Method:

1. In a large bowl, mix together butter (or margarine), sugar until fluffy.
2. Add eggs, one at a time into butter (or margarine) and mix well
3. In a separate bowl mix flour, baking powder, salt with a fork
4. In the butter (margarine) mixture, add flour and milk alternately and mix well.                                                                                   Add vanilla and mix well.
5. Divide the mixture into two and pour into two (2) greased square or round baking pans  
6. Bake in the preheated oven at 325 degrees F for 30 to 35 minutes or until cake is done by testing with a butter knife.

 
Note: The same batter can be used for cupcakes also.