Simple Short Cake

 Short cake is like "shortbread", there aren't any eggs and you "cut in" the fat, in this case, butter. Pretty sweet!

2 cups flour
4 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt
1 cup sugar
½ cup cold butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup milk
Coarse sugar for decoration

Combine flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a mixing bowl. Cut in the cold butter using a pastry blender until it resembles rough cornmeal or coarse crumbs. Make a well in the mixture and add the vanilla and milk. Stir to combine. Pour into greased and floured 8 inch round (or square) baking pan. Sprinkle with coarse sugar for decoration. Bake for 43-45 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool 15 minutes before turning cake out onto a board or rack to cool.