Pound Cake

 

INGREDIENTS:

8 eggs, separated
6 tablespoons sugar
1 pound butter
2-3/4 cups sugar
3-1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup light cream
1 tablespoon vanilla

TO PREPARE:

 

Separate eggs and beat whites stiff with 6 tablespoons sugar.

Place in refrigerator. Cream butter and sugar, add egg yolks.

Alternate flour and cream. Add vanilla.

Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.

Bake in large tube pan in 325-degree oven for approximately 1-1/2 hours.

 

SERVES 10 TO 12