In a medium bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the flour in small amounts at a time, beating well after each addition. Bake in a well-greased 10- to 12-inch tube or bundt pan for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Do not open oven door until cake has been baking for an hour. Cool and turn out onto the serving plate. Serve sliced with Sherry Sauce spooned over (see recipe below).
Sherry Sauce:
Beat eggs and sugar together in the top of a double boiler. Cook over boiling water until thick; stir in butter, sherry, and salt. Serve warm.
Makes 3/4 cup
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Courtesy of Robbin Gourley's Sugar Pie and Jelly Roll (Algonquin, 2000)
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