astray recipes: Super pound cake

Categories: Cakes; Desserts
Yield: 12 servings

Measure	Ingredient
¾ pounds	MARGARINE (GOOD QUALITY)
3 cups	SUGAR
5 xes	EGGS (LARGE)
3 cups	FLOUR (SIFTED)
1 teaspoon	VANILLA
½ teaspoon	LEMON EXTRACT
½ teaspoon	ALMOND EXTRACT
⅞ cup	GINGER ALE

CREAM MARGARINEUNTIL LIGHT. CREAM IN SUGAR AND BEAT UNTIL FLUFFY. BEAT IN EGGS, ONE AT A TIME. BEAT IN ONE CUP FLOUR, THEN ADD EXTRACTS. ADD A LITTLE GINGER ALE. MIX IN FLOUR AND REMAINING GINGER ALE, ALTERNATING A LITTLE OF EACH. MIX UNTIL BATTER IS SMOOTH. POUR BATTER INTO A 10" TUBE PAN THAT HAS BEEN GREASED AND FLOURED. BAKE IN A PREHEATED OVEN AT 275 F. FOR 1 HOUR AND 45 MINUTES OR UNTIL A KNIFE INSERTED IN THE MIDDLE COMES OUT CLEAN. NOTE: YOU CAN USE 2 9 X 5 LOAF PANS IN PLACE OF THE TUBE PAN

super pound cake