Pound Cake

Ingredients
2 cups sugar
1 cup butter, softened
3 1/2 cups cake flour
1 1/4 cups milk
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/8 teaspoon salt
6 egg yolks
dash lemon juice, to taste

Method
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
 Grease and flour a big baking pan.
 In a large bowl, beat sugar and butter until just blended. Increase mixer speed to high and beat until fluffy.
 Reduce mixer speed to low and add flour and the remaining ingredients. Add a good squeeze of lemon juice for extra flavour.
 Beat batter slowly at first and then increasing speed to high on mixer. Beat 2 minutes.
 Spoon batter into pan and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
 Cool cake in pan for 10 minutes and then turn out onto wire rack. Cool completely before serving.