Grace S Half A Pound Cake Recipe
Ingredients
1/2 pound eggs = 5, separated
1/2 pound butter (2 sticks) = 1 cup
1/2 pound sugar = 1 cup
1/2 pound cake flour = 2 1/4 cups
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons vanilla
Directions
1. Beat egg whites until they hold soft peaks in small bowl of electric mixer at high speed; reserve.
2. Beat butter and sugar until fluffy in large bowl of mixer at high speed.
3. Beat egg yolks until thick in a second small bowl with mixer at high speed; beat into butter mixture until thick and light.
4. Sift flour and baking powder over butter mixture; stir in with a wire whip; fold in egg whites and vanilla until well blended; pour into a buttered 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.
5. Bake in slow oven (325°) 1 hour, 15 minutes, or until cake is firm to the touch. Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes; loosen around edges with a spatula; cool completely on wire rack. Sprinkle with 10X sugar before serving, if you wish.Suggested
2. Beat butter and sugar until fluffy in large bowl of mixer at high speed.
3. Beat egg yolks until thick in a second small bowl with mixer at high speed; beat into butter mixture until thick and light.
4. Sift flour and baking powder over butter mixture; stir in with a wire whip; fold in egg whites and vanilla until well blended; pour into a buttered 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.
5. Bake in slow oven (325°) 1 hour, 15 minutes, or until cake is firm to the touch. Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes; loosen around edges with a spatula; cool completely on wire rack. Sprinkle with 10X sugar before serving, if you wish.Suggested
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