烤蛋糕

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INGREDIENTS:
•        1/2 cup butter
1 D) t0 Z' Q! H- E•        1 cup sugar
•        1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract( if you like the flavor)
* X: L9 G0 q/ \$ [3 P' {* E•        1 1/2 cups sifted  flour ( if you don’t like the trouble, use all-purpose flour)
$ B) N. h% n+ z# q2 _% k/ z3 c•        1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
•        4 eggs, well beaten
2 A" E; {: u- [6 x) y) lPREPARATION:
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.
Turn into greased and floured 8-inch tube pan or 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.
  R6 r0 k, ]( p1 ]2 kBake 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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" N* p: x: Y) {" x+ G! vMy 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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! a( z9 D8 T9 N8 p# M5 Q  wI 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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5 g( i* w$ S2 q; DFor 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。