Prepare your baking tins and set aside. Preheat your oven to 170.degree celsius or a medium heat

Measure all your ingredients. Take your dry ingredients and sift them into amedium bowl eg flour & baking powder and set aside.

In another bowl mix the sugar and butter /margarine

Using a mixer or a whisk, cream the two until pale. Add vanilla essence

Add the eggs, one at a time, beating until each eggs is fully incorporated before adding another one

Add the flour and continue beating on low speed just until combined

Pour the batter into the cake pans and place in the oven middle rack to bake

Bake for 40-50minutes, or until a knife or skewer inserted comes cut clean. Cool for about 5 min in the tin then remove cake from pan and set on a tray or cooling rack