Old Fashioned Yellow Cake

Reminds me of Grandma’s cakes!
INGREDIENTS

2 cups all-purpose flour
 1 1/4 cup sugar
 1 tablespoon baking powder
 1 teaspoon salt
 1 Stick real butter, softened not margarine
 1 cup milk or buttermilk
 1 teaspoon vanilla
 2 eggs

DIRECTIONS

 Preheat oven to 350

In a large mixing bowl add flour, sugar, baking powder and salt mix together.
Add butter, milk, and vanilla. With a hand mixer, beat for 2 minutes, occasionally scraping down the sides of the bowl.
Add eggs and beat for 2 minutes more.
Pour batter into prepared pans, dividing equally between the pans. Bake 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from oven.
Let them cool

 “Perfectly Chocolate” Chocolate  Frosting
 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter or margarine
 2/3 cup Hershey’s cocoa
 3 cups powdered sugar (confectioners’ sugar)
 1/3 cup milk (plus an additional few drops to make a nice consistency)
 1 teaspoon vanilla

Melt butter. Stir in cocoa. add powdered sugar and milk, beating on medium speed to spreading consistency. Add more milk if needed. Stir in vanilla.