Leo's birthday cake with icing / Torta de mantequilla

Oven: 350ºF (175ºC) 35 min
Use 2 round cake tins 22 x 3 cm or one rectangular 32 x 20 x 5 cm

Beat until creamy - 1/2 cup + 2 tblsp butter

Add gradually beating with energy - 1 3/4 cups + 2 tblsp sugar

Add beating vigorously - 2 eggs (1/2 cup)

Sift together - 3 1/4 cups flour
                      3 tsp baking powder
                      1/2 tsp salt

Add alternating with the flour - 1 1/4 cups milk
(begin and end with dry ingr.)   1 1/2 tsp vanilla

Butter icing

Beat until creamy - 1/2 cup butter

Keep beating and add gradually - 4 cups confectioner's sugar

Alternate with - 6 tblsp cream or hot water (until spreadable consistency)

Flavor with - 2 tsp. vanilla