How To Make A Basic Cake With Just Eggs And Sugar And Butter And Flour From Scratch?

Here is a classical British recipe for a Victoria sponge cake www.bbc.co.uk

These are exactly the basic ingredients for the classic pound cake...the eggs are responsible for leavening the cake.  One pound of butter, one pound of eggs, one pound of sugar, and one pound of flour.  Beat the butter and sugar together until almost white, and very fluffy.  Add the eggs one at a time, and beat after each til fluffy.  Add flavoring if desired, then add flour and stir only til well combined.  Bake in a bundt pan or 2 loaf pans at 325 for about one hour for 2 loaf pans or 1 hour and 20 minutes for a bundt pan..  It is normal for the cake to crack at the top.

This is so much better the second day!!!  Eat one loaf, freeze the other, and dare anyone to tell you it's not a freshly made cake!