Brown Sugar Loaf Cake

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 cups light brown sugar, packed
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 egg white
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda or 3 teaspoons baking powder*
• 1 cup milk, sweet or sour*
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 2 2/3 cups cake flour
• Salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Cream the butter and sugar.
3. Add yolks one at a time, then the egg white. Beat well.
4. Sprinkle nuts with some of the flour; add a little salt.
5. Mix the remaining dry ingredients. Add alternately with the milk.
6. Fold in nuts and vanilla extract last. If dough is too thick, add 2 tablespoons water.
7. Bake in greased loaf pan for 45 minutes.

Notes

* Use baking soda with sour milk or baking powder with sweet milk.