1-2-3-4 Cake

INGREDIENTS

1 cup

butter or two sticks or 16 tablespoons (I use sweet cream butter that is unsalted)

2 cups

white granulated sugar

eggs

3 cups

sifted all-purpose flour or you can use cake flour (too. (Sift the flour first and then measure 3 cups. If using cake flour, sift it, too.))

1 tsp

salt

3 tsp

baking powder

1 cup

milk

1 tsp

vanilla extract

1/2 tsp

almond extract

1 stick

butter or margarine or 1/2 cup or 8 tablespoons (softened)

3 cups

powdered sugar (not granulated)

1 tsp

vanilla extract

1/2 cup

100% cocoa

1/4 cup

plus 2 tablespoons milk (You can use more or less milk to get the consistency you like in the frosting)