Pound cake

Pound Cake:


Mix together and let stand to get sour:

1 cup (250ml) milk
2 tsp (10ml) vinegar

Beat together for 3 minutes:

2 cups (500ml) sugar
1 cup (500ml) butter or margarine
4 eggs
1 tsp (5ml) vanilla
1 tsp (5ml) almond essence

Sift together and add to beaten mixture along with the sour milk:

3 cups (750ml) flour
 ½ tsp (3ml) baking soda (bicarb)
½ tsp (3ml) baking powder
1 tsp (5ml) salt

Beat for 2 minutes. Pour into 2 greased loaf pans and bake at 300ºF (160ºC) for 60 minutes. Cool in pans for about 10 minutes before turning out.