Early American Corn Meal Pound Cake

Ingredients

 * 6 tablespoons butter
 * 1 cup sugar
 * 4 eggs
 * 1 1/4 cups sifted pastry flour
 * 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
 * 1/4 cup sifted white cornmeal
 * 1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg (or 1/4 teaspoon prepared ground nutmeg)
 * 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
 * 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
 * 2 teaspoons brandy, preferably apple brandy

Directions

 * Thoroughly cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
 * Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
 * Sift together the flour, baking powder, and corn meal.
 * Blend by hand the dry ingredients into the batter alternately with the brandy and vanilla.
 * Pour into a greased shallow cake pan.
 * Bake at 325 degrees F for 1 1/2 hours.
 * Remove from oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes.
 * Invert on a cake rack and strip of the wax paper.