Lighter pound cake

 
                             Lighter Pound Cake
 
 Recipe By     : Jo Anne Merrill
 Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Cakes                            Prize
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    2 1/4  Cups          Flour,All-Purpose
      3/4  Teaspoon      Baking Powder
      1/4  Teaspoon      Baking Soda
      1/4  Teaspoon      Salt
      1/8  Teaspoon      Mace,Ground
      1/2  Cup           Margarine,Corn Oil
    1      Cup           Sugar
    3                    Egg Whites
    1 1/2  Teaspoons     Vanilla Extract
      3/4  Cup           Buttermilk
 
 Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8 1/2 by 4 1/2 inch loaf pan with
nonstick cooking spray. In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda,
salt and mace. Mix well and set aside. In a mixing bowl, cream margarine and
sugar together until smooth. Add egg whites and vanilla; blend until smooth.
Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk to batter in two additions each,
blending well after each addition. Spoon
 batter into prepared pan and bake for 1 hour. Let cake cool before slicing. 
This was a first place winner
 in the pound cake division at the Del Mar county fair,1993. Jo Anne Merrill
 
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