Ingredients:
- 2 cups cake flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup whole milk
- 4 extra large eggs, at room temperature
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- powdered sugar for dusting
Directions:
- Lightly butter and flour (or spray with baking spray) a plain 9 inch tube pan. Set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a medium bo\wl sift the cake flour and salt together. Set aside.
- Place the butter and milk in a saucepan and bring just to a boil over medium heat.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the eggs on high speed for 2-3 minutes. Beat in the sugar in 3 additions. Blend in the vanilla. Add the flour in 2 additions.
- When the butter and milk mixture has reached a boil, remove it from the heat and carefully pour it into the flour mixture as it revolves in the mixture. Add the baking powder and mix at moderate speed for 1 minute.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake the cake on the lower third level rack for 45-55 minutes, or until nicely risen and golden. Let cool in the pan on a wire rack for 5-6 minutes, then invert onto a wire rack to cool completely. Dust the top with powdered sugar. Serve and enjoy!