Heather's Almond Pound Cake

1 1/2 c. softened butter

3 c. cake flour

3 c. sugar

1 c. milk

1 tsp vanilla

5 eggs, room temperature

2-4 tsp. almond flavoring

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

Cream butter.  Add sugar and cream for ten minutes. Add eggs one at a time.  Add flour a little at a time.  Add milk, vanilla, almond flavoring, baking powder and salt. Pour into a greased and floured bundt pan or bread pans. Put into a cold oven and set temperature to 325.  Bake for one hour 15 minutes or until tooth pick inserted comes out clean.  Try this with strawberry shortcake, or for a variation sure with mango puree, lime zest and whipped cream.  Fancy and yummy!