Haitian Cake

• Ingredients:
• 2 sticks of butter
• 2 cups of flour
• 1 cup of sugar
• 5 eggs, at room temperature
• 1 tsp baking powder
• Pinch of salt
• 1 tbsp of vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup milk (boil a cup of milk with several sticks of cinnamon and let reduce to 3/4 cup, and let cool, and discard the cinnamon sticks)

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease two 8 1/2 round pans.
2. In an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar. Mix until the mixture is light, fluffy and smooth. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each egg.
3. In a mixing bowl, combine the remaining 2 cups of flour, baking powder and salt. With the machine running, add 1/4 cup of the flour mixture at a time, gradually add milk. Mix well. Pour the filling into the prepared pan.
4. Bake for about 50 minutes, or until the center is firm. 
5. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes. Use any flavor of icing.