烤蛋糕

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INGREDIENTS:
- B; P5 @$ B. ~9 b, r•        1/2 cup butter
( Z8 b2 X' G3 ]/ H* m3 C; {•        1 cup sugar
2 V5 A7 Q' t5 R/ X•        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)
; e  Y' q- Q- M  d•        1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
•        4 eggs, well beaten
% V* n$ y8 r# R7 sPREPARATION:
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.
/ K6 x# a2 }1 H8 M  _7 X8 B+ NTurn into greased and floured 8-inch tube pan or 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.
3 w# `# Z5 p0 y) j! XBake 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 I9 k* F% e) aMy opinion: ( Sorry . I typed in Chinese the first time, but lost it. No patience to type Chinese again—I am lousy in typing Chinese.)

) r: l8 g2 m/ d( E) vI 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。