Lightly grease the inside of a square, 8-inch (20.32 centimeters) cake pan, then dust it with flour. To make the cake even easier to remove, line the pan with some parchment paper or aluminum foil first.
 You can do this using an electric mixer, a handheld mixer, or a food processor fitted with whisks. You can also do it by hand in a large mixing bowl using a whisk, but this will take more time., Keep beating the eggs and sugar until they are evenly combined, then stir in the vanilla extract., This ensures that your flour, baking powder, and salt will distribute evenly throughout the cake instead of collecting in clumps., Use a rubber spatula to combine the two together. Be sure to scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl. There should be no streaks or dry patches.

If you are using an electric mixer or a food processor, you can pulse the mixtures together for a few seconds.
 Heating the milk up beforehand will give you a light, fluffy cake. If the milk is too cold, your cake will be too heavy and dense. Do not let the milk come to a boil., Again, make sure that the milk is hot, but not boiling. Also, make sure that you add the milk slowly. If you pour it in too fast, you will end up cooking the eggs., It is ready when the sides shrink back from the pan, and the center springs back when you press on it., If you used a spring form cake pan, simply open up the pan, and peel the sides away from the cake., For a fancier cake, cut the cake in half, and spread your favorite jam onto one of the halves before putting it back together.
Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C) and prepare your baking pan.
Beat the eggs until they turn thick.
Add the sugar into the eggs a little bit at a time, then the vanilla extract.
Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt into a separate bowl.
Slowly stir the flour mixture into the egg mixture.
In a small saucepan, heat the milk and butter until the butter melts.
Slowly stir the milk mixture into the batter.
Bake the cake for 25 minutes.
Let the cake cool for 10 to 15 minutes before inverting it onto a plate.
Dust the cake with powdered sugar, or frost it with your choice of buttercream frosting.
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