Cornmeal Pound Cake

• butter↗2⁄3 cup

  softened

• powdered sugar2 2⁄3 cups

  sifted

• vanilla extract↗1 teaspoon
• whole eggs↗2
• egg yolk↗1
• cake flour1 1⁄4 cups

  sifted

• yellow cornmeal↗1⁄3 cup
• additional powdered sugar↗

  for garnish

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

2. 2

   Generously grease and flour an 8 1/2 by 4 1/2 loaf pan and set aside.

3. 3

   Place butter and the 2 2/3 cups of powdered sugar in a large bowl.

4. 4

   Beat until creamy.

5. 5

   Beat in vanilla; then add eggs and egg yolk one at a time, beating well after each addition.

6. 6

   Mix the sifted cake flour with the cornmeal, then add to the egg mixture in three portions, beating well after each addition.

7. 7

   Spoon batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly.

8. 8

   bake in 325F oven for about 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a pick inserted in center comes out clean and cake springs back when lightly touched in center.

9. 9

   Cool cake in pan for 3 minutes, then turn out on a wire rack and sift powdered sugar over warm cake.

10. 10

    Cool completely, and cut into thin slices to serve.