Spice Pound Cake

Spiced Pound Cake

INGREDIENTS

1 Cup Butter

1 ½ Teaspoons Ground Nutmeg, Mace or Cinnamon

½ Teaspoon Kosher Salt

1 2/3 Cups Sugar

5 Eggs

2 Cups Unbleached Flour

Have all the ingredients at room temperature. Soften the butter and add the spice of your choice and the salt. Beat for 4 minutes with an electric beater or 8 minutes by hand. Gradually blend in the sugar until fluffy, beating 2 minutes. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Finally, beat in the flour. Turn the mixture into a well greased and lightly floured bundt pan or 9×3 ½ inch tube cake pan. Preheat your oven to 350°. Place in the oven and bake for 50 minutes or until toothpick comes out cleans. Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes. Turn out on a wire rack to finish cooling. Serves 8