3/4 c. butter
1 1/2 c. sugar
3 eggs, separated
2 c. sifted flour
1/2 tsp. salt
3 tsp. baking powder
3/4 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla or almond flavor

Cream butter, add sugar slowly until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks. Mix flour, salt and baking powder. Combine milk and flavoring and add flour mixture and milk alternately until all used up. Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into mixture. Spoon into well greased bundt form pan. Bake at 350 for about 1 hour and 10 minutes. Cool cake. Loosen cake gently around the rim.

Optional: Raisins, maraschino cherries or almonds.