Hi everyone. I joined this group because I love baking in general, but I especially love baking (and eating!) cake. I also have a weakness for collecting interesting and different cake recipes. My favorite cake however, is plain pound cake. I like making pound cakes with just a few ingredients, so here is one of my favorites using powdered sugar. It always turns out great and, like all pound cakes, it is even better the next day. You may substitute a teaspoon of almond or lemon or orange extract for the vanilla, or even a 1/2 teaspoon each of almond and vanilla if you wanted. Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups (3/4 lb.) unsalted butter, at room temperature. 1 pound (3� cups) unsifted powdered sugar 6 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 3/4 cups sifted cake flour Instructions: Beat butter with an electric mixer until creamy. Sift powdered sugar, gradually add to butter, beating until mixture is light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla. Gradually stir in flour into creamed mixture. Butter a 10-inch (12-cup) tube pan. Scrape batter into pan and smooth top surface. Bake in a 300� F (150�C) oven until a slender wooden toothpick inserted in center come out clean, about 1� hours. Let cool in pan on a rack for about 5 minutes. Run a knife around edges of tube to loosen center of cake, then invert cake onto rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight for up to 2 days. Serves 16 to 18 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Help save the life of a child. Support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's 'Thanks & Giving.' http://us.click.yahoo.com/mGEjbB/5WnJAA/E2hLAA/QXMplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAKE-RECIPE/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
