Half-A-Pound-Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. All purpose flour, sifted
1 1/2 c. Sugar
4 Eggs, at room temperature
2 tsp. Vanilla
2 tsp. Baking powder
1/2 tsp. Salt
1 c. Butter, slightly softened
1/2 c. Milk
1/4 tsp. Ground mace or nutmeg

Preparation

Put all ingredients in a large bowl and beat together on medium speed for 20 minutes.
Pour the batter into a well greased 10-inch tube pan and place in a cold oven.
Set the temperature to 350\u00b0F. 180\u00b0c. gas mark 4 and bake for just 1 hour.
Remove the cake from the oven, immediately invert onto a wire rack and tip it out, if it sticks in the pan, gently loosen the sides with a sharp knife and give the cake pan a good whack(!?!) on the countertop to shake the cake loose!
Cool completely before serving.
Serves 10-12.