Question: what ingredients do you need to make a cake from scratch?
Answer: 1/2 cup. unsalted butter, softened (plus extra for greasing the pans)
1 1/2 cups. sugar.
large eggs.
2 1/4 cups. all-purpose flour.
salt.
3 1/2 teaspoons. baking powder.
1 1/4 cups. whole milk.
vanilla.