Spice Pound cake

Very rich pound cake is delicious cut into very thin slices with fresh fruit or nutmeg icecream Nutmeg Ice Cream. Recipe source: Bon Appetit (March, 1982)

• Ready In: 1 hr 50 mins
• Yields: 1 pound cake

Ingredients

• 2  cups flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 1  cup butter or 1  cup margarine, cut into pieces
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons lime zest
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg (or 1 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 3  eggs
• 1⁄2 cup milk

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350-degrees F.
2. Grease and flour 9x5-inch loaf pan.
3. Sift flour.
4. Resift flour (flour is sifted twice) with baking powder and salt.
5. Set aside.
6. Combine next six ingredients (sugar- allspice) in large bowl.
7. Beat on high speed for 5 minutes or until light.
8. Reduce mixer speed to medium and add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.
9. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk, beginning and ending with milk.
10. Pour batter into prepared pan.
11. Bake for 1 1/2 hours or until toothpick test comes out clean.
12. Cool for 10 minutes before turning out onto cooling rack.