• In a large bowl, mix together the dry ingredients - cornmeal, flour, salt and baking powder, until the ingredients are mixed evenly.
• In a separate bowl, add the softened butter and sugar, mix well to combine.
• In a third bowl, beat the eggs well. Add vanilla extract and also 1 cup of milk to the beaten eggs, stir well to combine.
• Add the butter sugar mixture to the milk egg mixture, stir well.
• Now add the wet ingredients mixture (butter sugar egg milk mixture) to the dry flour mixture. Mix well to combine. Finally add the remaining ¼ cup of milk also to the bowl and mix everything well to form the cornbread batter.

To bake the cornbread:

• Preheat oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit.
• Grease a baking pan with oil or butter and line with parchment paper if you wish (for easy slicing of cornbread later).
• Pour the prepared cornbread batter to the prepared baking pan and bake in the preheated oven for about 35 minutes until a toothpick inserted through the center of the cornbread comes out clean (without any raw batter sticking in it).
• Once the cornbread is baked, immediately transfer the prepared cornbread from the hot oven and allow the cornbread to be cooled slighty before you slice and serve! You can enjoy the delicious, soft, moist cornbread as it is or enjoy with added honey, jam, cream cheese or any toppings or spreads as you like!