Kentucky Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. butter
3 c. sugar, divided
9 eggs, separated
3 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 c. rich milk (coffee cream, evaporated milk or powdered milk added to milk)
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Preparation

Separate eggs.
Beat whites until stiff, adding 1/2 cup of the sugar.
Set aside.
Cream butter.
Add rest of sugar, then beat well.
Add yolks, about 2 at a time; beat well.
Add flour and milk alternately.
Add vanilla.
Fold in egg whites.
Bake in large (10-inch) tube pan which has been greased and floured on bottom only at 300\u00b0 for 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours until tester comes out clean.
Cool right side up on rack.