Pound Cake

Mmmmm. Pound cake. I made a new pound cake the other day and it filled the air was filled by the heavenly scent. Puts pounds on you just smelling it.

Pound Cake

1 cup butter softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp almond extract
1/2 tsp lemon zest
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking pwder
1/4 tsp salt

Cream butter an sugar until light and fluffy then add zest, vanilla and almond extract. One at a time add eggs until thoroughly combined. Sift together flour, baking pwder and salt, then add 1/2 cup at a time to rest of ingredients.

Bake in greased loaf pan at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until done.