Better Than Grandma's Pound Cake
"This has to be the BEST old time pound cake ever. It is so dense and has a crunchy crust. A favorite in our family. This cake is often requested for birthdays. It is great with fruit and whipped cream."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
12
ingredients
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 cup margarine
- 1⁄2 cup Crisco
- 5 eggs
- 1 1⁄2 cups self-rising flour
- 1 1⁄2 cups plain flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
directions
- Cream together sugar, margarine and Crisco.
- Beat in eggs, one at a time.
- In a separate bowl, mix the flours together.
- Add flours to the cream mixture, alternating with the milk.
- Add the vanilla.
- Beat for 10 minutes, scraping down the bowl several times.
- Pour into greased and floured tube pan.
- Place in a COLD oven.
- Bake at 300 degrees Fahrenheit for 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes or until tooth pick comes out clean. Note: Sometimes this cake has taken up to 2 hours to bake. It all depends on the oven. You don't want to raise the oven temperature because the crust won't form properly.
- Allow cake to cool in pan for 30 minutes and then run a butter knife around the edges before removing it from the pan.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Jenny White
Glen, Mississippi
I am a homemaker with 2 children, a son in law, a dog and a cat. I've been married to my wonderful husband for over 30 years. I have always LOVED to cooked and experiment. I have recently started cooking for the public and it?s going well. ?
