My Grandmother Mildred's Pound Cake
1/2 Lb. Butter (not margarine!)
1 2/3 Cups Sugar
5 Eggs
2 Cups Cake Flour
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
1/4 Teaspoon Mace
Preheat Oven to 325 degrees, butter and lightly flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan*.
Cream the butter and slowly
add sugar, beat until fully incorporated and mixture is light, add vanilla.
Add the eggs to the mixture one at a time, beating well after each egg.
Mix in the flour, salt and mace. Pour batter into pan, allow
to sit for a few moments and tap on counter to avoid
air bubbles. Bake
for approximately 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 hours, until bamboo skewer inserted into
middle comes out clean. Allow to cool in the pan for a few minutes
before attempting to remove. Decorate simply by slicing and adding
fruit and whipped cream, or dusting with powdered sugar and/or cocoa.
Certain to sweeten the disposition of almost any scroogey grinch type,
or an overworked elf!
*May be also baked in a tube pan, bundt pan, or other decorative shape, just watch baking time and do not allow to dry out.
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