To make three 3 x 8 loaf cakes.

1 lb. butter, softened
2 c. sugar
10 eggs
2 tbsp. vanilla extract or brandy
4 c. cake flour

Cream butter well. Add sugar gradually and cream the mixture until it is light and fluffy. Add eggs two at a time beating well after each addition. Add flavoring. Sift flour twice and add it gradually to the batter beating until smooth. Pour the mixture into three loaf pans that have been buttered, floured and lined with parchment paper. Bake in a preheated 300 degree oven for about one hour and 15 minutes or until a tester inserted in the middle comes out clean.