Imperial Pound Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 lb margarine, room temperature (not soft or reduced fat, imperial margarine sticks are recommended)
• 1 lb powdered sugar
• 6 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups cake flour
• chopped nuts and extra powdered sugar (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 grease and flour a large tube pan.
• 3 in a large bowl, beat margarine and sugar until light and fluffy.
• 4 beat in egs, one at a time.
• 5 beat in vanilla.
• 6 slowly add flour, beating until well mixed.
• 7 pour batter into the prepared pan.
• 8 sprinkle lightly with powdered sugar and nuts if desired.
• 9 bake for 1 hour to 1 1/2 hours, or until cake is golden brown and toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• 10 cool in pan for 10 minutes.
• 11 remove from pan and cool completely.
• 12 enjoy!