Basic Pound Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup margarine or 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 5 eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup evaporated milk

Recipe

• 1 beat sugar, butter, vanilla and eggs in large bowl, low speed for 30 seconds, scraping sides of bowl, then at high speed for 5 minutes, scrape occasionally.
• 2 in separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt.
• 3 beat flour mixture into sugar mixture alternately with milk on low speed.
• 4 spread into pan.
• 5 bake in 2 loaf pans (9x5x3") for approx 55 minutes at 350 degrees.
• 6 (variation: substitute 1 tsp lemon extract for vanilla and 1 t lemon rind).