Geranium Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter or margarine, softened
2 c. sugar
3 eggs
3 c. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
rose geranium leaves (optional)
powdered sugar (optional)

Preparation

Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Combine flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
Stir in the vanilla. Line a well-greased 10-inch tube pan with the geranium leaves, if desired.
Pour batter into pan.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 1 hour or until cake tests done.
Cool in pan 15 minutes.
Remove from pan and let cool completely.
Sift powdered sugar over top of cake if desired.
Yield:
one 10-inch cake.