3 c. sugar
1/2 lb. butter, softened
7 eggs, room temperature
3 c. cake flour, sifted twice
1 c. whipping cream
2 tsp. vanilla extract

Thoroughly cream together sugar and butter. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in half the flour, then the other half of the flour. Add vanilla.

Grease and flour a 10" tube pan. Pour batter into prepared pan. Set in COLD oven and turn heat to 350 degrees. Bake 1 hour to 70 minutes, until a sharp knife inserted in cake comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 minutes. Remove from pan and cool thoroughly. Wrapped well, this cake keeps several days.