Mom's Famous Pound Cake
photo by TGirl
- Ready In:
- 1hr 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
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1 cake
- Serves:
- 14-16
ingredients
- 1 cup butter, at room temperature--no substitute
- 1⁄2 cup shortening (i.e. crisco)
- 3 cups sugar
- 5 eggs
- 3 cups plain flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup milk
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1⁄2 teaspoon lemon flavoring
directions
- Cream butter, shortening and sugar.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating well.
- Add baking powder,vanilla and lemon flavorings; mix well.
- Add 1/3 of the flour and 1/3 of the milk; stir well.
- Repeat until all the milk and flour are added and well combined.
- Bake in prepared (greased/floured) tube pan at 350 degrees for 75 to 90 minutes, or until cake tester comes out clean when inserted in center of cake.
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Reviews
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Holy Cow, this was a good cake! This recipe was suggested to me in response to a question I asked about making a true pound of butter, pound of sugar, pound of flour cake. And this is that cake! Just for fun, I weighed the flour and three cups is a pound. So I weighed the sugar and used a pound (it was just less than the three cups called for). And of course, the cup of butter and half cup of shortening are 3/4 of a pound, so this is a real pound cake! I might use a whole pound of butter next time, just for fun. Anyway, this cake was so delicious. I took it to a Spring Equinox celebration, and everyone loved it. I served it with whipped cream and diced strawberries. I could eat this every day!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
TGirl
Lake Worth, Florida
My name is Teresa, and I live in Lake Worth, Florida. I've been away from Zaar for a few years now..time sure flew! Lots has changed...some for the better, some not so much. I'm single again, and my cat, Stetson, passed away. Hopefully, I'll be around more and get back into the swing of things..I missed you guys!