Pound Cake

Ingredients

• one pound of sifted flour
• one pound of granulated sugar
• one pound of eggs
• a scant pound of butter
• a tablespoonful of brandy
• one-half teaspoonful of mace

Method

1. 1

   Cream the sugar and butter and beat the yolks and whites of the eggs separately.

2. 2

   Whip the brandy and spice into the sugar and butter.

3. 3

   Stir in the yolks and beat hard for two minutes.

4. 4

   Add the whites and flour alternately, whipping lightly.

5. 5

   Do not stir after adding these.

6. 6

   Bake in small greased tins or square flat pans in a steady oven.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Mrs. Seely's Cook Book: A Manual of French and American Cookery : with .. (1902) by Lida Seely, page 195. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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