BUTTERMILK POUND CAKE

Ingredients

2 sticks butter
2 cups sugar
4 egg yolks
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon soda
Pinch of salt
1/2 heaping teaspoon baking powder
1 cup buttermilk
4 egg whites, stiffly beaten
1 tablespoon lemon flavoring
1 tablespoon vanilla flavoring

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar together in a large bowl. Add eggs yolks and beat well. Sift flour, soda, salt and baking powder together in a medium bowl. Add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Gently fold in beaten egg whites. Stir in flavorings. Pour batter into a greased tube or bundt pan and bake at 325 minutes for 75-90 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 30 minutes. Remove to wire rack and cool completely.