Old-Fashioned Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. butter or margarine, softened
3 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. vanilla
1 tsp. lemon extract
1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
1 tsp. grated lemon rind
6 eggs
3 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 c. evaporated milk

Preparation

Heat oven to 325\u00b0.
Grease and flour 10-inch tube pan.
Beat butter in large mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
Add sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, creaming well after each addition.
Stir in vanilla, lemon extract, juice and rind.
Add eggs, one at a time, blending well after each addition.
Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Stir thoroughly after each addition.
Pour into prepared pan. Bake until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 70 to 80 minutes.
Cool 20 minutes; remove from pan.
Makes 1 cake.