Pound Cake I

Name: Pound Cake I
Ingredients: 1 cup butter; 1 cup white sugar; 5 egg yolks; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon lemon extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 5 egg whites

8 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
5 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
5 egg whites

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8x4-inch loaf pan. Sift together flour and baking powder.
2

In a large mixing bowl, cream the sugar and butter. Beat in the egg yolks. Beat in flour mixture. Stir in the vanilla and lemon extracts.
3

In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Fold 1/3 of the whites into the batter, then quickly fold in remaining whites until no streaks remain.
4

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour.