Old Fashion Pound Cake

3 cups sugar
1 lb butter, softened
10 eggs
4 cups plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp vanilla

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat well. Measure and sift flour, baking powder and dash of salt. Add flour to mixture only until well blended. Put in 10 inch tube pan that has been greased and floured. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 20 minutes. Cool in pan for a few minutes before removing.