Half-A-Pound-Cake

Name: Half-A-Pound-Cake
Ingredients: 2 c. All purpose flour, sifted; 1 1/2 c. Sugar; 4 Eggs, at room temperature; 2 tsp. Vanilla; 2 tsp. Baking powder; 1/2 tsp. Salt; 1 c. Butter, slightly softened; 1/2 c. Milk; 1/4 tsp. Ground mace or nutmeg

9 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

2 c. All purpose flour, sifted
1 1/2 c. Sugar
4 Eggs, at room temperature
2 tsp. Vanilla
2 tsp. Baking powder
1/2 tsp. Salt
1 c. Butter, slightly softened
1/2 c. Milk
1/4 tsp. Ground mace or nutmeg

Directions

1

Put all ingredients in a large bowl and beat together on medium speed for 20 minutes.
2

Pour the batter into a well greased 10-inch tube pan and place in a cold oven.
3

Set the temperature to 350°F. 180°c. gas mark 4 and bake for just 1 hour.
4

Remove the cake from the oven, immediately invert onto a wire rack and tip it out, if it sticks in the pan, gently loosen the sides with a sharp knife and give the cake pan a good whack(!?!) on the countertop to shake the cake loose!
5

Cool completely before serving.
6

Serves 10-12.