Crusty Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. butter or margarine, softened
3 c. sugar
6 egg
1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. almond or lemon extract
3 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt

Preparation

Cream butter well in a large mixing bowl; add sugar gradually, mixing until texture is fine and mealy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
Add flavorings.
Combine flour and salt; stir flour mixture into batter, beating until flour is moistened.
Do not overbeat.
Pour into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 1 hour and 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean and cake shrinks slightly from sides of pan.
Cool in pan 15 minutes.
Turn out onto a wire rack to complete cooling.