Old Fashioned Pound Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Allow butter or margarine to soften at room temperature. Combine sugar, butter and eggs in a large mixing bowl.
2. 2
   Beat until mixture is smooth and creamy.
3. 3
   Alternate, adding small amounts of the cake flour and the milk and beat after each addition.
4. 4
   Add a dash of salt and the flavoring.
5. 5
   Continue beating the mixture until it is smooth and creamy.
6. 6
   The mixture will look like softened ice cream.
7. 7
   (Do not overmix.)
8. 8
   Cook in a tube pan at 350° for 1 1/2 hours.
9. 9
   Allow to cool for 15 minutes before removing from the pan.