Pound Cake

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

2. 2

   With an electric mixer, cream the butter with the sugar until it is fluffy.

3. 3

   Add egg yolks one at a time while mixing at medium-high speed; blend well.

4. 4

   Stir in brandy and vanilla.

5. 5

   Mix the flour and salt.

6. 6

   Sift this into the butter-egg mixture, and blend well.

7. 7

   Beat egg whites until stiff.

8. 8

   Fold whites into the batter with a rubber spatula.

9. 9

   Pour this into a buttered 10-inch cake pan, or two smaller ones.

10. 10

    Bake for one hour, or until the cake pulls away from the sides of the pan and a knife inserted into the middle comes out clean.

11. 11

    Cool on a rack.

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