Line and grease 2x20cm cake pans

Preheat the oven to 175°C

Cream the butter and the sugar by whipping it until light and airy – about 5 minutes.

Add the eggs one by one and whip between each addition.

Add the vanilla essence.

Add 1-2 Tbsp of flour and continue beating for 2 minutes, then add the rest of the flour, baking powder, salt and milk and gently mix by folding the ingredients into each other.

Divide the batter equally between the two cake pans and spread it out evenly.

Pop in the oven and bake for 30-35 minutes or until golden and a test pen comes out clean.