烤蛋糕

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INGREDIENTS:
7 Y6 J* M/ ^: q$ j•        1/2 cup butter
•        1 cup sugar
•        1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract( if you like the flavor)
  {2 W  t( n+ q0 F0 v•        1 1/2 cups sifted  flour ( if you don’t like the trouble, use all-purpose flour)
( a9 b; ?1 {4 Y, t+ q- S1 [•        1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
•        4 eggs, well beaten
7 B! m- c- |3 T/ i. KPREPARATION:
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.
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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5 {7 z; m- \. l) O! PMy 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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2 E3 m6 A! h3 k4 v4 P6 `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。