Measure all your ingredients accurately. Prepare your baking tin. Sift flour and baking powder and keep aside.

In a bowl beat sugar and butter till fluffy and pale.

Add eggs one at a time, thoroughly beating after each egg addition. Add the vanilla essence and beat for a minute.

Add the flour and mix on low speed just until combined. Put your batter in the baking tin and bake at 170 degrees C for 40 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.

Let the cake cool in the tin for 10 minutes then remove from the tin and leave to cool completely before frosting.