KEY LIME POUND CAKE

* Ingredients:

° 5 eggs, separated

° 1 cup unsalted butter, soft

° 3/4 cup sugar

° 2 tsp.Vanilla extract

° 3 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

* Preparation:

Preheat oven to 180 ºC .

Butter a 20  10 cm loaf pan.

In a pot, whisking egg whites until stiffing . Reserving .

In another bowl, with the same beaters, whisk the butter, sugar and vanilla extract with an electric mixer until the mixture becomes white. Add  egg yolks & keep to beat. Employ an electric mixer, progressively  add the flour & blend until just incorporate .

Add half of the egg whites to the previous mixture at low speed. Gently fold in the rest of the egg whites with a spatula, folding them into the dough.

Pour  appliance into the mold and level well. Baking in middle of the oven for 41 to 51 min .

ENJOY !