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Pound Cake
Ingredients:
- 2 cup butter
- 6 eggs
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 cup milk
- 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
- 3 cups sugar
- 4 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. vanilla or lemon extract
Directions:
In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and eggs. In a medium bowl, sift dry ingredients. Pour dry ingredients into butter mixture. Mix well. Add milk and extract. Pour into a loaf baking pan. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour and 20 minutes or till it tests done.
By Terri
Easter Pound Cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) Butter
- 2 cups Sugar
- 4 Eggs
- 3 cups all purpose Flour
- 3 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 2 cups Sour Cream
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Directions:
Cream butter; add sugar and cream together. Add eggs one at the time mixing well after each. Add vanilla to above mixture.
Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together and add to mixture alternately with sour cream. Mix well, but do not overbeat.
Batter will be thick. Spoon batter into 2 loaf pans which have been lightly greased and floured. (Shake out excess flour)
Bake at 325º F for 50-60 minutes checking for doneness after 50 minutes. If not done in the middle, return to oven for the other 10 minutes. Check again for doneness.
Because of the various sizes of eggs used, the moisture content of flour, and your own oven temperature accuracy, it could take an additional 10-15 minutes to get properly done.
Pound cakes are most often baked at a lower temperature than other cakes, giving the eggs a chance to do all the leavening, but this cake has both baking powderand baking soda as well, so it will rise more quickly and thoroughly.
When done, cool in pan on wire rack for 5-8 minutes, then turn loaves out onto wire rack and cool thoroughly.
Optional: Dust tops lightly with a mixture of 1/4 cup sugar and 1 tsp ground cinnamon, or use confectioner's sugar to make a lacy design with a paper doily.
Julia
Colonial Pound Cake
Here is another pound cake that is even easier.
Ingredients
- 2 sticks Butter
- 1 1/2 cups Sugar
- 1/4 tsp Mace
- 5 Eggs (large)
- 2 cups all purpose Flour
- 1/2 tsp each of vanilla, orange and almond extracts (Optional)
Directions
Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at the time, mixing really well after each addition in order to obtain the maximum volume of the eggs
Sift flour with mace and fold into above mixture,
mixing well, but do not overbeat. It will toughen
your cake.
Spoon thick batter into a greased and floured
loaf pan. Bake at 325º F for 1 hour, then
testing for doneness. It may take longer (an
additional 10 minutes or so) for your cake to
reach the desired doneness. Check it again after 10 minutes.
When done, remove from oven and allow to cool
on in pan on wire rack for about 5-8 minutes, then turn out onto wire rack and allow to cool thoroughly.
You may choose to lightly glaze this pound cake
with a mixture of undiluted frozen orange juice
and confectioner's sugar. Use about a cup of
confectioner's sugar with 2 TBS orange juice. Add
more sugar or juice to get desired pouring consistency.
Pound Cakes are the most versatile cake to keep on hand. It can be served with sour cream, whipped cream (flavored or unflavored), ice-cream or fruits (fresh, canned or frozen).
Julia
Never Fail Pound Cake
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. box powdered sugar
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla or lemon extract
- 6 eggs
- 3 sticks margarine
Directions:
Melt the margarine and let cool. In a large bowl, sift your flour and powdered sugar. Mix all ingredients and bake in a loaf pan. Put in cold oven and then turn on to 325 degrees for about 1 hour or till it tests done.
By Terri
Pound Cake II
Ingredients
- 3 cups sugar
- 8 eggs
- 3 cups plain flour (sifted)
- 2 cups butter
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 Tbsp. baking soda
Directions
Cream butter and sugar thoroughly, add flour 1 cup at a time then add salt and baking soda. Add eggs 1 at a time mixing thoroughly. Grease 1 tube pan or 2 loaf pans. Preheat oven at 300º, bake for 1-1/2 hrs.
Using real butter would only make it more delicious!
greeneyesmom
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