烤蛋糕

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INGREDIENTS:
7 i/ S4 V0 x. m  `6 p( c•        1/2 cup butter
•        1 cup sugar
# {( g' b9 M; G5 X. B& z/ u0 i•        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)
- X9 W" `5 _$ P6 T0 X# u/ }: p•        1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
•        4 eggs, well beaten
; I- C9 k! r0 w" Q! K1 ePREPARATION:
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.
) r* D( M4 k4 h. s' bTurn into greased and floured 8-inch tube pan or 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.
( H7 l3 ^' C% }1 g& }8 Y. \Bake 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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" x7 w7 Q9 o+ IMy 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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( _. h: r0 v* a/ z% pI 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.

9 U% c  m+ a; f% ]1 _4 o3 BFor 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。