Pound Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Cream butter until soft.
2. 2
   Gradually beat in sugar until mixture is light and fluffy.
3. 3
   Beat yolks until thick and lemon colored (about 7 to 8 minutes).
4. 4
   Beat into creamed mixture.
5. 5
   Stir in brandy.
6. 6
   Beat whites until stiff.
7. 7
   Sift flour with mace and add alternately with egg whites to butter sugar mixture.
8. 8
   Mix until well blended.
9. 9
   Pour into 2 buttered, wax paper lined 9 x 5 x 2 1/2-inch loaf pans.
10. 10
    Bake at 300° for 1 1/2 hours or until done. Cool in pans for 10 minutes.
11. 11
    Loosen sides of cake from pans; turn out onto cake rack and cool thoroughly.
12. 12
    Makes 2 cakes.