1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
2 lg. eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. flavoring* (see note below)

Preheat oven to 325°F.

Bring butter and eggs to room temperature. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, and beat together well. Add flour and salt. Mix well. Batter will be thick. Add flavoring of your choice (again, see now below). Pour into a greased and wax paper lined 9 x 5 x 3" loaf pan.

Bake for 1 hour. Cool completely.

Note:

(1) Any desired flavoring may be used. I have used almond, coconut, butter, and vanilla. I also used coconut, and add 1/3 c. coconut to the batter, that had been toasted. Worked out fine.

(2) For Chocolate: Add 1/3 c. cocoa to above batter, when adding flour and salt.

(3) For Lemon: Omit flavoring. Add 3 Tblsp. fresh lemon juice, and 2 tsp. freshly grated lemon zest to batter.

(4) For Brown Sugar: Use 2 c. brown sugar, and 1 tsp. maple flavoring/1 tsp. vanilla flavor.

THIS CAKE IS EASY AND VERSATILE. Just plain vanilla can be used for most trifles, puddings, etc.

Submitted by: Bryson Hatfield (Lake Park, G.A.--From N.C.)