Old Fashioned Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 lb. of butter (3 sticks)
3 c. sugar
6 eggs
4 c. all-purpose flour (add 1/2 c. if using cake flour)
3/4 c. milk
1-1/2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Cream butter; slowly add sugar, beating well at medium speed with electric mixer.
Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.
Add flour to creamed mixture alternately with milk, ending with flour.
Mix until well blended.
Fold in flavoring.