Grandma's Pound Cake

Very good, pretty easy Poundcake. Great with fruit

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• 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.