烤蛋糕

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INGREDIENTS:
# A0 ]% `+ z5 g•        1/2 cup butter
: V" X$ `  Y( g# X3 m8 j3 M2 E# g•        1 cup sugar
. D2 F6 F7 |9 v0 V. p6 S" T•        1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract( if you like the flavor)
6 h% t& _2 Z- E+ e•        1 1/2 cups sifted  flour ( if you don’t like the trouble, use all-purpose flour)
+ O' B' o2 t% l. R•        1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
$ J. @" ^, f2 h3 O/ |1 y! M; ~8 [  p•        4 eggs, well beaten
PREPARATION:
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.
: g" O' _" ?0 p& tTurn into greased and floured 8-inch tube pan or 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.
; M( z8 [8 Q0 I( d6 ^: xBake 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.


) f& M  k+ c" YMy 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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I 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.

: ~+ \& k2 D( h0 ^For 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。