Real Country Pound Cake

Prep Time: 15 min.
Baking Time: 1 hr. and 15 min.

Ingredients:

•    1  teaspoon baking soda
•    2  teaspoons cream of tartar
•    1  pound (4-cups) all-purpose flour
•    1  pound (2-cups) sugar
• 1/2  pound (1-cup) butter
•    1  pound (6) eggs (separated & divided)
• 3/4  cup milk

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325-degrees F.  Grease and flour tube or Bundt pan.

1) In a medium mixing bowl, sift the baking soda and cream of tartar into flour.

2) In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.

3) Beat eggs whites until soft peaks for, then add 1/4 to creamed butter mixture.

4) Add 1/4 beaten yolks.  Add flour mixture, milk, and remaining yolks, and the remaining whites.

5) Fold into pan and bake for 1-1/4 hours.

Alan's Kitchen Tip:
You can test for doneness by inserting toothpick in thickest part of he cakes and you want it to come out clean.