Homemade Vanilla Cake

Chocolate Frosting
what you will need
4 squares Baker's Unsweetened Chocolate, chopped
1/4 cup butter
3-1/2 cups icing sugar
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla
make it

MELT chocolate and butter in top of double boiler over hot water, stirring occasionally. Cool to lukewarm.

MIX sugar, milk and vanilla in medium bowl. Add chocolate; beat with mixer on low speed 1 min. or until well blended.

REFRIGERATE 30 min. or until frosting is of spreading consistency.

Simple Vanilla Cake
Ingredients
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1-3/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup milk

Cooking Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x9-inch pan or line a muffin pan with paper liners.
In a medium bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder, add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Finally stir in the milk until batter is smooth. Pour or spoon batter into the prepared pan.
Bake for 30 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven. For cupcakes, bake 20 to 25 minutes. Cake is done when it springs back to the touch.