烤蛋糕

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INGREDIENTS:
. y5 I3 V5 A" k9 |9 Z•        1/2 cup butter
' D9 R, ~$ t5 L/ q, d•        1 cup sugar
0 B. c+ z  ?' ]: e•        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)
1 W+ C: u9 _  z' p•        1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
•        4 eggs, well beaten
% F6 U- G9 A3 ?5 V: C( rPREPARATION:
: z" {, K( o+ }: O4 n$ f* \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.
: O9 I" B1 T) Y; i5 S7 hTurn into greased and floured 8-inch tube pan or 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.
( o$ i4 p) F# T2 `: X( s/ w) k* qBake 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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7 J. A6 m% r/ Y. I* a# sMy 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.

) h0 _$ {; c2 C+ `7 e  SFor 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。