烤蛋糕

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INGREDIENTS:
; K& ]( ]. S+ ^9 _+ w/ a, B•        1/2 cup butter
6 a; l/ U4 Z5 f; n5 n# r1 m5 A8 A3 I0 G•        1 cup sugar
2 ^$ C: l4 c4 \•        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)
- H! J8 s% a/ J* ?1 X, O•        1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
2 S$ G5 C9 O  x2 T7 ^* V: B* M•        4 eggs, well beaten
5 L! r, f& M- ~3 CPREPARATION:
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.
7 s% e8 I: D, g% HBake 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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5 G! V5 W, \. ]4 [5 N: T0 dMy 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.

, u, O2 m% j! D9 _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.

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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。