Gather cake flour, sugar, eggs, butter, baking powder, milk, vanilla extract, and salt
Preheat the oven to 350°F
Grease and line two cake pans
Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy
Beat in the eggs one at a time
Mix in the vanilla extract
Combine the dry ingredients in a separate bowl
Add the dry ingredients and milk to the butter mixture alternately
Mix until just combined
Divide the batter evenly between the pans
Bake until a toothpick comes out clean
Let the cakes cool in the pans
Remove the cakes from the pans and cool completely
Prepare frosting
Place one cake layer on a serving plate
Spread frosting over the top
Add the second cake layer
Frost the top and sides of the cake
Decorate with sprinkles, candles, or other toppings