Golden Butter Cake

2/3 cup shortening
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
3 cups sifted cake flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 1/4 cup milk

Beat butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla for 5 minutes on high speed with mixer or by hand until fluffy. Sift dry ingredients together. Add in flour addition alternately with milk. Start and end with dry ingredients. Blend on low speed just until smooth. Pour into pans and bake at 350 degrees. If using layer cake pans bake for 30 - 35 minutes. If using oblong cake pan, bake for 40 to 50 minutes.