Grandma's Pound Cake

Submitted by Lali8752

"Very good, pretty easy Poundcake. Great with fruit"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 1 loaf

ingredients

• 2 cups butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 9 large eggs, separated
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• 4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon mace

directions

1. Separate eggs.
2. Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, and mace.
3. Beat egg yolks, then add sugar and beat until lemon-colored, add lemon extract.
4. In a large bowl, cream butter.
5. Add dry ingredients, cream well, add egg and sugar mixture and beat well, add egg whites and blend well.
6. Bake 1 hour or slightly longer at 325 degrees until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
7. If edges are dark brown you've baked it too long.