Happy-Birthday-Yellow/Lemon cake

Today is my father's birthday, and I was allowed to make the cake. I decided on a Lemon cake, but since we didn't have any Lemon Extract, it was just a Yellow cake.
I found the recipe here, and really enjoyed it! The cake was delicious!

Here is the Recipe, that I used:

Stuff You Need	Ingredients
Oven	1 cup (two sticks) or room temperature butter, plus more for the pan(s)
Pans (See baking sizes below)	2 ½ cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
Electric mixer	1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
Toothpick	¼ teaspoon baking soda
Cooling racks (optional)	½ teaspoon salt
	1 ½ cups sugar
	2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract (if you want a lemon cake, use Lemon extract)
	3 eggs, room temperature
	1 cup whole milk

Directions

    Pre-heat the oven to 350°F. 

use your extra butter to grease your pan(s), and lightly sprinkle with flour, tapping out the extra. 

(For cupcakes, the flour is optional)

 In a medium-sized bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; move aside when well mixed.

    Use an electric mixer to beat the butter and sugar on medium-high until fluffy (2 to 3 minutes usually).

Mix in the vanilla/lemon extract, and then add the eggs one at a time, wiping the sides of the bowl as needed

   Reduce mixer speed to low, so that it doesn't splatter high. 

Add 1/3 of the flour mixture in 3 additions and 1/2 the milk in 2 additions, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. 

Mix until just combined (do not over-beat).

    Move the batter to the prepared pan(s) and bake until a toothpick/knife inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean (see baking times, below). 

Cool the cake(s)/cupcakes in the pan(s) for 15 minutes, then turn out onto rack(s) to cool completely.
If it is for a birthday, add some candles! if it's your dad's, you can spell out DAD with the candles, if it is your mom's, spell out MOM, if it is a sibling, well, do what you can!

   

 Baking times: For two 8-inch rounds: 25 to 30 minutes. 

For two 9-inch rounds: 22 to 25 minutes. 

For one 9-by-13-inch rectangle: 25 to 30 minutes. 

For 24 cupcakes: 15 to 20 minutes.