Assemble and measure out all ingredients.preheat your oven to 180 degrees

Butter your 8 inch tin

Dust with flour Optional step is to add parchment paper

Sift the flour and baking powder and whisk them

Beat the margarine in a mixing bowl lightly

Add the sugar and beat till light and fluffy bringing it together occasionally with a spatula or mwiko.this should take about 8minutes on high speed mixer

Add one egg at a time as you mix lightly.

Add vanilla essence

Add 1/2 milk

Add 1/3 of the flour and mix and remaining milk mix finally add the remaining flour and mix

Pour onto a baking tin and optional step is to add flour nail.bang on a surface to remove large air bubbles

Bake in a preheated oven for 40 minutes or until skewer inserted comes out clean