Not Just a Pound Cake!

Name: Not Just a Pound Cake!
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 1 cake, 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1/2 cup margarine, softened; 3 cups sugar; 5 eggs (room temp.); 3 cups flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 cup milk (room temp.); 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla (can also use lemon extract); 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans, toasted; 3 tablespoons brown sugar; 2 teaspoons cinnamon

Submitted by MustangMom

"Two recipes in one! It’s delicious as a plain pound cake or add the cinnamon pecan mixture and it's a Cinnamon Pecan Swirl Pound Cake! Either way, it gets rave reviews! (Note: I do not use lemon extract with the cinnamon pecan mixture—only vanilla.)"

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Ready In:: 1hr 45mins
Ingredients:: 11
Yields:: 1 cake
Serves:: 12

ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
¹⁄₂ cup margarine, softened
3 cups sugar
5 eggs (room temp.)
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup milk (room temp.)
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons vanilla (can also use lemon extract)
FOR THE CINNAMON PECAN MIXTURE
1 ¹⁄₂ cups chopped pecans, toasted
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon

directions

Cream butter and margarine; gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Combine flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, mixing well after each addition.
Stir in vanilla (and/or lemon extracts).
Pour batter into greased and floured 10” tube pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until cake tests done when toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool in pan 10-15 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely.
*TO MAKE THE CINNAMON PECAN SWIRL POUND CAKE:.
Pour half of the above pound cake batter into pan.
Sprinkle with pecan mixture and top with remaining batter.
Bake as directed (may take a little bit longer).