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Making the cake:

Directions:

1.   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
2. Grease the pans and dust them with a little flour and shake them then set it a side  
3.  Place the mesh strainer on top of a medium bowl and add 2 cups of cake flour, 2 tsp. of baking powder, 1/2 tsp. of salt, sift the ingredients together, set the flour mixer a side.
4. Separate the yolk from 8 large eggs.  
5. Put a cup of soften butter in a large bowl, add 11/2 cups of sugar. 
6. Beat with an electric mixer on medium high speed until the butter if light and fluffy for about three minutes. 
7. Beat in the egg yolk one at a time,beating well after each addition. 
8. Then beat 1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla extract. 
9. Add the flour mixer alternatively and  3 quarters of milk and mix it just till it is incorporated.
10. Pour the batter in the prepared pans dividing and spreading evenly. 
11. Bake the cakes for 25-30 min. or until the top spring back when lightly tapped.

 

12.Remove the cakes from the oven and set the pans on a wire rack cool for about 15 min.