Wonderful Pound Cake
From midgelet 15 years ago
- 70 minutes to make
- Serves 12
This has a very fine crumb , moist and a wonderful flavor. Ages well, freezes well.
Ingredients
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature shopping list
- 1/2 cup shortening shopping list
- 3 cups cake flour, preferably Soft As Silk brand shopping list
- 3 cups sugar shopping list
- 5 eggs shopping list
- 1 cup whole milk shopping list
- 1 teaspoon baking powder shopping list
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla shopping list
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract shopping list
How to make it
- Cream butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Sift dry ingredients together.
- Add vanilla and lemon extract to milk.
- Add dry ingredients to sugar and egg mixture, alternating with liquid, beating just to blend, until all ingredients are combined.
- Beat batter on medium speed for 5 minutes.
- Place into greased and floured 10-inch tube pan and place into COLD oven.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15-20 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in the middle comes out clean.
The Rating
Reviewed by 4 people-
pound cakes are so moist i love them so many different ways and flavors to make them thank you
minitindel
in THE HEART OF THE WINE COUNTRY loved it
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This looks wonderful!
pleclare
in Framingham loved it
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This sounds like something I will fix real soon. A lemon glaze with powdered sugar would be good!!
jett2whit
in Union City loved it
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