烤蛋糕

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INGREDIENTS:
•        1/2 cup butter
2 W4 k% A% {4 n•        1 cup sugar
2 w" m5 @. G& P8 ^3 Q( S* T•        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)
2 \- Z* x, z0 i- Y2 o5 Z2 x•        1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
$ n1 S* j% v$ M9 t8 x•        4 eggs, well beaten
PREPARATION:
% E( n* i/ \/ p* h; rBeat 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.
7 D% @* f2 ?4 s1 e. HTurn 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 c. K9 p2 Y8 N8 N9 Y8 D) EMy opinion: ( Sorry . I typed in Chinese the first time, but lost it. No patience to type Chinese again—I am lousy in typing Chinese.)

1 Q5 e$ C5 K( A5 M6 ]% B0 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.
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/ y, u  z9 R. x0 n3 UFor 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。