烤蛋糕

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INGREDIENTS:
( k1 o& t" b$ K8 p, b•        1/2 cup butter
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9 d9 D# E- O! @•        1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract( if you like the flavor)
•        1 1/2 cups sifted  flour ( if you don’t like the trouble, use all-purpose flour)
$ r) g0 ^0 }' k9 W! \•        1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
: }# q* h/ v5 w; Q- F# T; E' A+ M•        4 eggs, well beaten
2 ~4 l$ q( J+ a# \PREPARATION:
2 p$ _$ s. z, e( F1 U# t6 QBeat butter; gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Sift together the dry ingredients; add to cream mixture alternately with beaten eggs, beating well after each addition.
8 t; m* Z, Q. x$ x0 ?0 LTurn into greased and floured 8-inch tube pan or 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.
4 ~$ {; i, p2 k8 J& @' x8 D* OBake in a preheated 350° oven for 45 to 50 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes in the pan then turn out onto a cake rack. Cool and glaze or frost as desired. Store tightly covered.
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. J( G& i, D, jMy opinion: ( Sorry . I typed in Chinese the first time, but lost it. No patience to type Chinese again—I am lousy in typing Chinese.)

6 ?4 |' @7 x; T8 K1 b. NI normally strictly follow the amount for each ingredient the recipe calls for, except SUGAR( I prefer to cut it to ¾ or 2/3 of the recipe. It is too sweet for some Chinese. But if you like the sweetness of the Cake Mix you got from super market, you can follow the recipe.
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4 K2 j) E, X/ ZFor beating, you can buy a simple Hand Mixer for about $10. It can not only be used for making cakes but also bread, or mashed potatoes（土豆泥）ect.

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牙签，插入蛋糕较厚处，取出，若没粘着什么sticky flour, 就好了。

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你若喜欢烤面食的话，一定要有一套量器的。所有recipes 都是用cup, table spoon, tea spoon 做基本单位的。用量不一样，效果绝对不同。