1 lb. of butter (nothing else will do)
1 lb. of sugar
9 eggs
1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
1/2 tsp. salt

Mix first 3 ingredients at room temperature. Then add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 2 or 3 drops of lemon extract and make sure you stir everything after adding. Now sift 4 cups of cake flour; do it again, and add cream of tartar and salt.

Slowly add the flour to the mixture and make sure you blend it as you go along. Now beat until the batter is smooth and you can't see any lumps. Pour it into a well-greased-and-floured tube pan and bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour. The SECRET to a good pound cake is to make sure you get all the lumps out.

On a plate (bottom covered with rum) put 1 slice of pound cake with 2 big spoons of ice cream (choice of flavor - recipe follows) and 1 more slice of pound cake on top. Drench in chocolate syrup and top with fresh whipped cream.