Classic Pound Cake

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Classic Pound Cake

1 lb (450 g) butter
1 lb (450 g, 2 cups) sugar
10 eggs
1 lb (450 g, 4 cups) flour
1/2 tsp (2 ml) mace
2 Tbs (30 ml) brandy (optional)

Cream the butter and the sugar together. Add the eggs and beat well. Add the flour, mace, and optional brandy and beat vigorously for 5 minutes. Pour into a deep cake pan, tube pan, or two loaf pans, and bake in a preheated 325F (160C) oven for 60 to 75 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Makes 1 large cake or 2 smaller cakes.