Half-A-Pound-Cake

• 2 c. All purpose flour, sifted
• 1 1/2 c. Sugar
• 4 Eggs, at room temperature
• 2 tsp. Vanilla
• 2 tsp. Baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. Salt
• 1 c. Butter, slightly softened
• 1/2 c. Milk
• 1/4 tsp. Ground mace or nutmeg

1. Put all ingredients in a large bowl and beat together on medium speed for 20 minutes.
2. Pour the batter into a well greased 10-inch tube pan and place in a cold oven.
3. Set the temperature to 350u0b0F. 180u0b0c. gas mark 4 and bake for just 1 hour.
4. Remove the cake from the oven, immediately invert onto a wire rack and tip it out, if it sticks in the pan, gently loosen the sides with a sharp knife and give the cake pan a good whack(!?!) on the countertop to shake the cake loose!
5. Cool completely before serving.
6. Serves 10-12.

flour, sugar, eggs, vanilla, baking powder, salt, butter, milk, ground mace

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=787098 (may not work)