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A traditional American recipe for a 1-2-3-4 cake, a simple form of yellow cake. The name comes from the list of basic ingredients that follow below:

• 1 cup of butter
• 2 cups of sugar
• 3 cups of flour
• 4 eggs

Ingredients

• 1 cup (240 mL) butter
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 cups flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 3 pinches salt
• 4 eggs

Procedure (brief)

1. Preheat oven to 175 °C (350 °F)
2. Cream the butter and sugar together until fluffy.
3. Beat in the vanilla and eggs, one at a time, ensuring the batter is well mixed after each egg.
4. Gradually sift in the dry ingredients, alternating with small additions of the milk.
5. Transfer to a greased and floured baking pan.
6. Bake at 175 °C (350 °F), until a skewer inserted shows no moist crumbs.

Procedure (detailed)