烤蛋糕

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INGREDIENTS:
4 ?/ g" o$ E, e4 I•        1/2 cup butter
•        1 cup sugar
( i0 i: [+ c1 \1 r! ~6 k+ 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( B% |) O. _2 z/ |  y9 B% ]•        1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
: Z" l* `. V0 u+ M•        4 eggs, well beaten
0 [* `3 Y9 V% Y; }/ F; RPREPARATION:
Beat 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.
' t2 V6 H: F% r; _Turn into greased and floured 8-inch tube pan or 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.
  b+ i4 N$ [4 g$ \* ]$ f1 O9 yBake 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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My opinion: ( Sorry . I typed in Chinese the first time, but lost it. No patience to type Chinese again—I am lousy in typing Chinese.)
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7 G4 K/ U7 [$ i8 |# S! e! c% Z" FI 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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! B8 Q  O6 L( Y" \4 g+ M5 l; VFor 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.

OliveOil

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

OliveOil

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。