Southwest Georgia Pound Cake

Ingredients

• 0.5 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
• 6 large eggs 
• 3 cups flour all-purpose
• 1 cup heavy cream 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 3 cups sugar 
• 1 cup butter unsalted softened 2 sticks
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract pure you may use lemon or almond flavoring instead

Equipment

• frying pan
• oven
• hand mixer
• kugelhopf pan

Directions

1. Generously grease and flour a 10-inch bundt pan. Do not preheat the oven.Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar together until fluffy.
2. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Alternately add flour mixture and heavy cream to butter-sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Stir in flavoring.
3. Pour batter into prepared pan. Put into a cold oven and set the temperature to 325 degrees F.
4. Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes without opening the oven door.
5. Bake for an additional 15 minutes if necessary.
6. Remove from the oven and cool in pan for 15 minutes. Invert cake onto cake plate. For a real treat, serve yourself a slice while it's still warm.