1 1/4 cups
(250 grams) sugar
1 teaspoon
baking powder
1/2 teaspoon
salt (I use fine sea salt)
1 1/2 teaspoons
pure vanilla extract
4
large eggs, at room temperature
16 tablespoons
(225 grams) unsalted butter, melted and hot
1 1/2 cups
(170 grams) cake flour (bleached or unbleached—I used the latter)