1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1-1/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2-1/4 cups flour
2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup whole milk
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line muffin tin with papers. Cream butter and sugar, then beat in eggs. Add vanilla. Sift dry ingredients and add, alternating with milk. Fill paper liners 2/3 full. Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Frost as desired, or dust with confectioners’ sugar.