烤蛋糕

OliveOil

INGREDIENTS:
5 e& q- P6 U* p, z$ a, R•        1/2 cup butter
4 G1 z( O# {$ N•        1 cup sugar
. A9 Y  |: w4 Q% m% U( `7 Q& s•        1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract( if you like the flavor)
& n- ^2 j! L! a5 w/ I" ]•        1 1/2 cups sifted  flour ( if you don’t like the trouble, use all-purpose flour)
•        1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
7 t% f+ f4 N3 P% K9 C•        4 eggs, well beaten
PREPARATION:
4 G5 @( S  |5 b, B, K4 W3 S) V* C- _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.
0 o9 [: I1 k* t6 UBake 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.


My opinion: ( Sorry . I typed in Chinese the first time, but lost it. No patience to type Chinese again—I am lousy in typing Chinese.)

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.
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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。