3 cups granulated sugar
1/2 pound butter, softened
7 eggs, at room temperature
3 cups cake flour, sifted twice, divided
1 cup whipping cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Butter and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
Thoroughly cream together sugar and butter. Add eggs one at a time, beating
well after each addition. Mix in half the flour, then the whipping cream, then
the other half of the flour. Add vanilla extract. Pour batter into prepared
pan. Set in a COLD oven and turn heat to 350 degrees F. Bake 60 to 70 minutes,
until a sharp knife inserted in cake comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 minutes.
Remove from pan and cool thoroughly.