Basic Pound Cake

Name: Basic Pound Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 2 loaves
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups sugar; 1 cup margarine or 1 cup butter, softened; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 5 eggs; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 cup evaporated milk

Submitted by J e l i s a

"This is as basic as you can get...hence the title."

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Ready In:: 1hr 20mins
Ingredients:: 8
Yields:: 2 loaves

ingredients

2 ¹⁄₂ cups sugar
1 cup margarine or 1 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
5 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
1 cup evaporated milk

directions

Beat sugar, butter, vanilla and eggs in large bowl, low speed for 30 seconds, scraping sides of bowl, then at high speed for 5 minutes, scrape occasionally.
In separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt.
Beat flour mixture into sugar mixture alternately with milk on low speed.
Spread into pan.
Bake in 2 loaf pans (9x5x3") for approx 55 minutes at 350 degrees.
(Variation: substitute 1 tsp lemon extract for vanilla and 1 T lemon rind).

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I've been looking everywhere for just a very basic pound cake recipe. This one foots the bill perfectly. Very moist and two cakes is a plus. Though I did find it worked best if I greased and floured the pans first before adding the batter, which alot of beginner bakers don't know to do always.

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