Old Fashioned Spice Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. butter
1 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg or mace
2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 c. sugar
6 large eggs, unbeaten
2 c. sifted flour

Preparation

Have all ingredients at room temperature.
Soften butter in a bowl.
Add spices and salt.
Mix well. Add sugar.
Mix well.
Beat 5 of the eggs, one at a time. Stir in flour and the last remaining egg. Grease only the bottom of a 9-inch tube cake pan and flour lightly.
Place in a cold oven.
Bake at 300\u00b0 for 1 1/2 hours or until well done.
Cool at least 20 minutes before turning out.