Civil War Pound Cake
photo by Culinary Creationist
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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12
ingredients
directions
- Mix the butter and sugar together well and beat in the eggs.
- Sift the flour and salt together; mix in to the butter mixture until thoroughly blended.
- Add the lemon peel, nutmeg, and brandy, mix well and pour into two small buttered loaf pans or one large one.
- Bake in a moderate oven (350F) for about 1 hour or until cake tests done.
Questions & Replies
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Would the recipe change too much if I did not add the grated lemon rind? Would it taste weird? Just wondering because I would like to do this for school, and I don't think my classmates would like it with lemon. (I'm in middle school so people are a little picky and I don't want to get made fun of if to other people it taste weird)
Reviews
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It was very good. I didn't have brandy, so I ended up adding 7Up to it. It was nice and moist and just the right density. I made a simple glaze with milk, vanilla, and powdered sugar, and put it on right after I got it out of the oven. Then I served it with some kiwi slices and a cherry, which complemented it perfectly. Very, very good.
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I took the name seriously and made this pound cake to take to a Civil War reenactment we participated in recently. It turned out great--a nice dense texture like old fashioned pound cakes should have. I never have brandy in my house so I used apple juice instead. Also, I left out the nutmeg and added a teaspoon of vanilla. This cake kept well. Because I have a thing about bugs, we "farbed" out a little and used a large zip lock bag to store it in. I am fairly sure in the old days it would have been wrapped in cloth.
Tweaks
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I took the name seriously and made this pound cake to take to a Civil War reenactment we participated in recently. It turned out great--a nice dense texture like old fashioned pound cakes should have. I never have brandy in my house so I used apple juice instead. Also, I left out the nutmeg and added a teaspoon of vanilla. This cake kept well. Because I have a thing about bugs, we "farbed" out a little and used a large zip lock bag to store it in. I am fairly sure in the old days it would have been wrapped in cloth.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Zaney1
United States
Married for 22years.