Mace Pound Cake

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups sugar
• 8 ounces shortening
• 6 egg yolks
• 5 cups sifted flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 ½ cups milk
• 1 teaspoon mace
• 6 egg whites

Method

1. 1 Cream sugar and shortening until light and fluffy.
2. 2 Add egg yolks, flour, baking powder, milk, and mace; beat for 20 minutes to blend.
3. 3 Carefully fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
4. 4 Bake in a prepared pan for 80 minutes in a moderate oven (350°F).