🧁 Vanilla Sponge Cake (2 Layers)

📝 Ingredients:

• 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ cups (300g) sugar
• 1 cup (240ml) milk (room temperature)
• ½ cup (115g) butter (softened)
• 3 large eggs (room temperature)
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt

👩‍🍳 Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
   Grease and line two 8-inch (20cm) round cake pans.
2. Cream butter & sugar
   In a bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy (about 3–4 minutes).
3. Add eggs
   Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
4. Add vanilla
   Mix in the vanilla extract.
5. Mix dry ingredients
   In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.
6. Combine wet & dry
   Add dry ingredients to the batter alternately with milk.
   Start and end with flour. Mix gently—don’t overmix.
7. Bake
   Divide batter evenly between pans.
   Bake for 25–30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
8. Cool
   Let cakes cool in pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.

🎂 Tips:

• Use room temperature ingredients for a fluffy texture
• Don’t overmix or the cake will be dense
• You can frost with buttercream, whipped cream, or chocolate frosting