Basic Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup margarine or 1 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
5 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup evaporated milk

Preparation

Beat sugar, butter, vanilla and eggs in large bowl, low speed for 30 seconds, scraping sides of bowl, then at high speed for 5 minutes, scrape occasionally.
In separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt.
Beat flour mixture into sugar mixture alternately with milk on low speed.
Spread into pan.
Bake in 2 loaf pans (9x5x3\") for approx 55 minutes at 350 degrees.
(Variation: substitute 1 tsp lemon extract for vanilla and 1 T lemon rind).