Ginger Pound Cake          

4 cup flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cup butter, sugar
8 lg. eggs, separated
1 tsp. vanilla
2 tbsp. orange juice
1/4 cup finely chopped candied ginger

Sift together dry ingredients Set aside In another bowl, cream butter, sugar. Beat in egg yolks one at a time. Gradually stir in dry ingredients then vanilla and orange juice. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Pour half of batter into a 10 x 4 inch greased and floured tube pan. Sprinkle ginger over batter. Pour remaining batter into pan, top with rest of ginger. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until cake is golden brown.