Plain Pound Cake
By: Anonymous
Published: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 - 11:39pm

Ingredients




2 cups butter - (4 sticks)
2 1/2 cups sugar
12 eggs divided
1 1/2 teaspoons grated nutmeg
1/2 cup white wine
1/2 cup rosewater
4 3/4 cups flour

Preparation

1 Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease 2 (9- by 5-inch) loaf pans and set aside. 2 Cream the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl. 3 Beat the egg yolks then beat into the butter and sugar with the nutmeg, wine and rosewater. Stir in the flour. 4 Beat the egg whites until moderately stiff, 3 to 5 minutes, and fold into the mixture. Divide the batter between the loaf pans and smooth the tops. 5 Bake the loaves until light brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, 1 1/2 hours. Cool the loaves in the pan slightly, then turn out onto wire racks. 6 This recipe yields 24 slices.