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                            Lighter Pound Cake

Recipe By     : Jo Anne Merrill
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cakes                            Prize

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2 1/4  c             All-purpose flour
     3/4  ts            Baking powder
     1/4  ts            Baking soda
     1/4  ts            Salt
     1/8  ts            Ground mace
     1/2  c             Margarine or corn oil
   1      c             Sugar
   3                    Egg whites
   1 1/2  ts            Vanilla extract
     3/4  c             Buttermilk

Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray an 8-1/2 x 4-1/2" loaf pan with nonstick
cooking spray. In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda,
salt, and mace. Mix well and set aside. In a mixing bowl, cream
margarine and sugar together until smooth. Add egg whites and
vanilla; blend until smooth. Alternately add flour mixture and
buttermilk to batter in two additions each, blending well after each
addition. Spoon batter into prepared pan and bake for 1 hour. Let
cake cool before slicing.

1st place winner, pound cake division, Del Mar county fair, 1993


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