Gerl's Pound Cake

This recipe is originally from Gerl C.
Gerl gave it to Kathleen A's mom, who gave it to Kathleen, who passed it on to Mary Anne C.

This is what Kathleen wrote....

3 sticks BUTTER
2 3/4 cups sugar
6 eggs
Cream butter and add sugar and beat until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each egg.

3 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
Mix all these together in one bowl.

1 cup milk
1/2 tsp vanilla (Or use 1 tsp vanilla if you don't like almond flavor)
1/2 tsp almond extract
Mix all these together in one bowl

Starting with dry ingredients add to butter mixture, then a little milk mix, then dry, etc. until everything is incorporated. (End with dry ingredients)

Place batter into a greased and floured tube pan or a 12 cup bundt pan. I remember your Mom greasing the pan and lining it with wax paper. This works great with a tube pan.

Place pan in a COLD oven, set temperature to 325 and bake about 1 hour and 20 minutes or until done.

Cool cake on wire rack and turn out of pan when completely cooled. I like to brush the cake with equal parts of amaretto and light karo syrup (if using almond extract) when the cake is cooled. If I use all vanilla I will make a rum and karo syrup mix and brush on the cake. I believe your Mom used rum extract for this, that is why I liked the cake so much!