President Washington's Pound Cake

Step 1: Thoroughly grease and flour a 12-cup Bundt or tube pan

Step 2: Then shake out excess flour.

Step 3: Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Step 4: Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about three minutes in a stand mixer or more with a handheld mixer. Scrape down sides of the bowl once or twice.

Step 5: Add eggs one at a time, beating well about 30 seconds after each egg.

Step 6: In between additions of egg, scrape down sides of bowl to ensure thorough mixing of ingredients.

Step 7: Fold in cake flour.

Step 8: Add vanilla and salt.

Step 9: Pour mixture into prepared pan and bake 35 to 40 minutes, or just until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Step 10: Cool the cake in the pan for about 10 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen them as needed. Then turn the cake out on a rack to cool completely.