Half-A-Pound Cake

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Title: HALF-A-POUND CAKE
Categories: Cakes
Yield: 2 Servings

-JUDY GARNETT (PJXG05A)
1/4 c Butter; room temperature
1/4 c Sugar
1 Egg
1/4 ts Vanilla ext
1/3 c Sifted flour
1 tb Powdered sugar; if desired

Preheat oven to 325 deg. Line a 6" x 3" aluminum foil loaf pan with wax
paper. With elec. mixer, beat butter in a small bowl until soft and light.
Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Beat egg in another
small bowl. Gradually add to the butter-sugar mixture, beating until light
and fluffy. Stir in vanilla. Stir in flour to moisten; beat until light and
smooth. Spoon batter into prepared pan and distribute evenly. Bake about 55
minutes until edges separate from pan. Top should be golden and spring back
when lightly touched in center. Cool in pan 15 minutes. Loosen sides and
remove by lifting ends of wax paper. Cool on a wire rack. Sprinkle with
powdered sugar, if desired. Makes 4 servings. VARIATIONS: NUT POUND CAKE:
Stir 2 to 3 T. finely minced walnuts or pecans into batter. LEMON OR ORANGE
POUND CAKE: Stir 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated lemon or orange peel into
batter. VIENNESE CHOC. TORTE: Slice cake into 4 horizontal layers. Spread
thin layer of apricot jam and a layer of Choc. Frosting on lower 3 layers.
Stack layers. Frost sides and top with frosting. Sprinkle toasted almonds
over top. Cookery for 1 or 2. Judy Garnett/pjxg05a. Jan, I know what you
mean about e-mail. I have several relatives also on *p*. Have several more
recipes for you which I'll post for you under this same subject. I didn't
type in the nut. values since I knew you'd get them from MealMate, too.
Best regards, Judy

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