烤蛋糕

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INGREDIENTS:
•        1/2 cup butter
9 _- E) c3 B. \" R•        1 cup sugar
1 H4 R6 t4 y* s" l* Z•        1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract( if you like the flavor)
0 @$ V5 `3 m1 D7 M•        1 1/2 cups sifted  flour ( if you don’t like the trouble, use all-purpose flour)
! G& b! O5 {& `, ^) w•        1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
9 u1 _- N9 n7 w8 i/ ~7 B! c, s•        4 eggs, well beaten
PREPARATION:
% z3 F0 K1 e2 r2 H2 ]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.
8 e2 r7 r+ R# T, ?, I. T- P8 hTurn into greased and floured 8-inch tube pan or 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.
  I$ M1 P7 B, m+ ]# R  e: l9 _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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- u- Q5 s, o! f% }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.)
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9 q: R: c7 B' ~: N6 D: CI 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$ ~! D4 y0 d# x' M& p! ]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。